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LocationWA
RegionSkamania County
Managed byUS Forest Service - Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Entrance feeAn America the Beautiful Pass or Northwest Forest Pass is honored. The site has a fee tube where onsite payment of $5, cash or check, can be made.

⚠️ Important Alert: The roof of the restooms are collapsing, and the building will be closed indefinitely until repairs can be made. Restrooms at Smith Creek Overlook are open (less than 1 mile away). Certain trails and areas on Forest Road 99 are closed Monday through Friday until October 31. Click here for more information about the trail closures and the Spirit Lake Tunnel Outlet Construction, and what trails are not accessible during the construction. It is recommended that hikers wanting to hike the Loowit Trail in any length to access the Loowit via either the Ptarmagin Trail at Climbers Bivouac or June Lake Trailhead on Forest Road 83 for uninterrupted access. Click here for the current trail conditions for the Loowit Loop. Located just five miles from Mount St. Helens, Windy Ridge Interpretive Site provides a close-up view of the volcano's crater and a breathtaking panorama of a landscape radically changed during the 1980 eruption and landslide. Below you lies Spirit Lake, with its floating log mat of huge trees swept into it during the eruption. Beyond, view a plain of pumice and ash and denuded hills, still fairly barren but greening with vegetation. Climb a 368 step sand ladder for a higher view. Read interpretive signs to learn about the events and people of the eruption. During summer, join an interpretive program presented at the site's amphitheater. The site is accessible and memorable for all. Windy Ridge Interpretive Site provides access to Truman Trail #207 and Willow Springs Trail #207A . For information about accessible recreation opportunities in Pacific Northwest National Forests, visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/r6/accessiblerecreation .

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