Unit 556 · Toutle
About this unit
Gifford Pinchot National Forest country around the Toutle River and Mt St Helens. Recovering forest from the 1980 blast zone with mixed conifer regrowth.
- Mt St Helens National Volcanic Monument
- Toutle River
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 556
12 found
TrailPacific Crest Trail
2626.0 miDifficult- Trail
Spirit Lake Memorial Highway to Mount St. Helens
51.6 miEasy - Trail
Mount St. Helens Loop Trail from Windy Ridge
29.0 miDifficult - Trail
Castle Lake
18.6 miModerate - Trail
Boundary Trail to South Coldwater Trail
16.5 miDifficult - Trail
South Coldwater Trail to Lakes Trail Loop
11.6 miDifficult - Trail
Toutle River Trail
11.1 miDifficult - Trail
North Siouxon Creek to Black Hole Falls
9.8 miModerate - Trail
Boundary West Trail
9.5 miDifficult - Trail
Coldwater Lake Trail
8.8 miModerate - Trail
Blastzone Peak Hike
8.2 miDifficult - Trail
Huckleberry Saddle via Blue Lake Trailhead
6.2 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 556
4 found
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
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Read the Washington agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/24/2026.