Unit 490 · Cowlitz
About this unit
Gifford Pinchot National Forest country in the Cowlitz River drainage. Mixed conifer with the Tatoosh Wilderness on the east.
- Tatoosh Wilderness
- Cowlitz River
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 490
12 found
Pacific Crest Trail
2626.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPalouse to Cascades State Park Trail
1113.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPct: Cle Elum North
52.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertJohn Wayne
45.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPct: Cle Elum South
31.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSnoqualmie Valley Trail
18.4 miTrailDifficulty: EasyPratt Lake Trail to Melakwa Lake Trail to Loop
18.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRaging Ridge, Invictus, Return Policy Loop
17.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertFlow State, Raging Ridge, No Service, Return Policy, Upward Mobility Loop
16.9 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRattlesnake Mountain via Rattlesnake Road Southeast
15.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPratt Lake Trail via Mason Lake Trail
14.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSnow Lake, Gem Lake, Upper Wildcat Lake
14.3 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 490
12 found
Tinkham Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundInterstate 90 Mountains To Sound Greenway
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSouth Fork Snoqualmie River Dispersed Site
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAnnette Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKanaskat-Palmer State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMelakwa Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPratt Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Denny Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAlice Creek Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTalapus Lake Backcountry Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPratt Lake Backcountry Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMelakwa Lake Backcountry Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Washington
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/special-hunts
- GMU map ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/gmu
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/requirements/harvest-reporting
- Hunter education ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/requirements/education
- Buy a license ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 490, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Washington agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/24/2026.