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
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Trails near Unit 490
12 found
TrailPacific Crest Trail
2626.0 miDifficult- Trail
Snoqualmie Valley Trail
18.4 miEasy - Trail
Pratt Lake Trail to Melakwa Lake Trail to Loop
18.0 miDifficult - Trail
Raging Ridge, Invictus, Return Policy Loop
17.3 miDifficult - Trail
Flow State, Raging Ridge, No Service, Return Policy, Upward Mobility Loop
16.9 miModerate - Trail
Rattlesnake Mountain via Rattlesnake Road Southeast
15.6 miModerate - Trail
Snow Lake, Gem Lake, Upper Wildcat Lake
14.3 miDifficult - Trail
Iron Horse Trail from Olallie State Park to Rattlesnake Lake [CLOSED]
13.4 miModerate - Trail
Boot, Knee Knocker, and Sherwood Loop
13.1 miModerate - Trail
Gem Lake via Snow Lake and High Lakes Trail
11.0 miDifficult - Trail
Talapus Lake Trail to Mason Lake
11.0 miModerate - Trail
Pratt Lake Trail
10.8 miDifficult
Campgrounds near Unit 490
12 found
CampgroundTinkham Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator
CampgroundInterstate 90 Mountains To Sound Greenway
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South Fork Snoqualmie River Dispersed Site
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Annette Lake
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Kanaskat-Palmer State Park
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Melakwa Lake
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Pratt Lake
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CampgroundDenny Creek Campground
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Alice Creek Campsite
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Carter Creek Campsite
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Twilight Lake Camping Area
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Twin Lakes Camping Area
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Species in this unit
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.