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Destinations - West Side >> Coldwater Lake Recreation Area
 

Coldwater Lake Recreation Area

 

Picnic near Colwater Lake

Coldwater Lake picnic.
Forest Service photograph.

  • Fishing compliance with Washington State regulations.
  • Manual or electric powered boats only.
  • Monument Pass site.
 
Located at milepost 45 on State Route 504, Coldwater Lake Recreation Area offers a unique opportunity to explore the lake's origins and current flora and fauna. Enjoy a leisurely stroll on a quarter mile interpretive boardwalk that describes how the events of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens formed this lake. A three-quarter mile walk along the Coldwater Lake Trail (#211) will bring you to the junction with the Elk Bench trail (#211D) where you can ascend directly to Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center (one-half mile, 600 feet elevation gain). Restrooms and picnic tables are available.
 
Image - Green Line
 

Education Programs Available

WRA - Interpretive Trail
  • The one-fourth mile Birth of a Lake Interpretive Trail unfolds the formation and evolution of Coldwater Lake (wheel chair accessible)
  • Access to the Coldwater Lake Trail #211
  • Aquatic Discovery Area
 

Services Available

WRA - Public Toilets Toilets
WRA - Water Launching Ramp Boat launch and fish cleaning facilities
WRA - Picnic Area

Picnic area with 11 tables

WRA - Public Pay Telephone Public pay telephones. Please be aware that cellular telephones do not function properly in most of the Monument and surrounding Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
WRA - Parking Symbol Parking for 30 cars and 8 buses
 

 


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