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The trail to the right goes down 50 yards to a knee-deep ford of Siouxon Creek. Since you still have those wading shoes, this ford should be no problem. A short distance up the south bank is a campsite and a junction with the Siouxon Creek Trail. If you want to extend the trip a bit, bear left at the junction on the north side of Siouxon Creek, hop across Wildcat Creek, and then climb upstream for 0.5 mile through lovely forests to a junction with the Chinook Trail. Bear right (downhill) and drop to a rock-hop crossing just below 50-foot-high Chinook Falls. To close out the loop, walk downstream past a couple of campsites and across a wooden bridge over Siouxon Creek. Turn right at a junction on the opposite side of the bridge and walk 3.7 miles along the scenic Siouxon Creek Trail back to your car.

TRIP 3 Siouxon Creek Trail

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Distance 7.6 miles, Out-and-back Elevation Gain 700 feet Hiking Time 3½ to 4 hours Optional Map Green Trails Lookout Mountain Usually Open March to November Best Times Mid-May to mid-June Trail Use Good for kids, dogs OK, backpacking option, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing Agency Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Gifford Pinchot National Forest Difficulty Moderate Note Good in cloudy weather

HIGHLIGHTS This is the premier hike in the Siouxon Creek drainage. There are no grand viewpoints, but the glories of two Pacific Northwest trademarks, forests and streams, are nowhere on better display than here. A cloudy day is as good as a clear one because the forests and waterfalls are spectacular even in the gloom.