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
Pacific Crest Trail
2626.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSpirit Lake Memorial Highway to Mount St. Helens
51.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMount St. Helens Loop Trail from Windy Ridge
29.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLoowit Loop Trail
23.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCastle Lake
18.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLoowit
17.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBoundary Trail to South Coldwater Trail
16.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Coldwater Trail to Lakes Trail Loop
11.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertToutle River Trail
11.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertNorth Siouxon Creek to Black Hole Falls
9.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBoundary West Trail
9.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultToutle
9.3 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 556
9 found
Merrill Lake Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBeaver Bay Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLone Fir Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Kalama Horse Camp Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSheep Canyon Trail Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLoowit Trail Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 46.1740, -122.2630
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 46.1745, -122.2620
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 46.1711, -122.2606
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 556, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Washington agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/24/2026.