Mount St. Helens Special Recreation Permits & Reserved Tickets Available Online
It’s a good time of year to begin planning for [...]
Energy Northwest Leading the Charge with EV Charging Stations Coming to the Byway
RICHLAND, Wash. – Electric vehicle drivers in Washington will soon [...]
Packwood Mountain Festival on April 29-30
The Packwood Mountain Festival returns this year with live music [...]
Next State Land Free Days are March 9, March 19 and April 22
No Discover Pass is required to park on those three [...]
Mount Rainier National Park Announces Temporary Closure of Grove of the Patriarchs
Deputy Superintendent Kevin Skerl today signed an emergency regulation closing [...]
Forest Service Waives Fees for Veterans Day
Vancouver, WA, – Nov. 8, 2021 – The USDA Forest Service [...]
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Holiday Tree Permits Available Nov. 9
Vancouver, WA Nov. 3, 2021—Create memories and explore the forest [...]
Campfire Restrictions lifted on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Vancouver, Sept. 16, 2021—Due to increased moisture and cooling temperatures, [...]
Huckleberry Season Opens on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Huckleberry Season on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Vancouver, WA [...]
Campfires Prohibited on Local National Forest Lands
Due to dry and hot conditions, campfires are prohibited across [...]
We aren’t out of the woods yet…
March 25, 2021 - The Recreate Responsibly Coalition is spreading [...]
Sno-Park permits go on sale Nov. 1
Visitors urged to buy permits online and recreate responsibly OLYMPIA [...]
Cold Creek Fire Update: Highway 12 Re-Opening May Occur Later This Evening
Report date: September 21, 2020 Lewis County Division of Emergency [...]
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Closes Area and Issues Forest-Wide Campfire Ban for Fire Safety
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Closes Area and Issues Forest-Wide Campfire [...]
Trail to High Rock Lookout Closed for Historic Lookout Restoration
The trail leading to the historic High Rock Lookout will [...]
Huckleberry Season on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Vancouver, WA– As August approaches, many in the Northwest look [...]
Mount Rainier National Park announces expansion of public access
Mount Rainier National Park, WA – Mount Rainier National Park reopened the Nisqually [...]
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Announces Reopening of Most Day-Use and Trailhead Sites
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest is announcing the reopening of [...]
40th Anniversary of the Eruption of Mount St. Helens
Forty years ago on the morning of May 18, 1980, [...]
National Forests in Washington plan for late May phased opening
Portland, Ore. – The USDA Forest Service will maintain its [...]
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Closes all Developed Recreation Sites to align with statewide COVID-19 ‘Stay Home-Stay Healthy’ order
To align with state and local measures directing people to [...]
Mount St. Helens climbing permits on sale March 18
Climbing permits for Mount St. Helens will go on [...]
Restoration of Historic High Rock Lookout Continues
The hike to the top of High Rock, one of [...]
Celebrate Smokey Bear’s 75th Birthday in Vancouver Saturday, August 10
On Saturday, August 10, 2019 the Gifford Pinchot National [...]
The Byway Launches a New Website
The White Pass Scenic Byway is excited to announce [...]