Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington

Indian Heaven

3.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 33 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 12-18 inches wide

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 46.0466, -121.7565 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Trailhead: Crest Camp the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day

This trailhead provides easy access to good hiking and horse back riding on the Pacific Crest Trail which runs north from the trailhead to Indian Heaven Wilderness and south past the Big Lava Bed.

Parking for about 10 vehicles. Amenties include picnic table, information board, and vault toilet. No potable water.

Restrictions <ul><li>Only one back-in is allowed at this site. Others can park on the road.</li><li><strong>Motorized vehicles &amp; bicycles prohibited </strong>on Pacific Crest Trail.</li></ul>

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Trailhead: Cultus Creek the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day

Provides access to: Cultus Creek Trail #108 which enters Indian Heaven Wilderness .

Parking area for 5 vehicles.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply in Indian Heaven Wilderness.

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Trailhead: East Crater the Forest Service's write-up

Provides access to: East Crater Trail #48 which enters Indian Heaven Wilderness from the southeast.

Parking area for 5 vehicles at the trailhead.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394" name="undefined">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply in Indian Heaven Wilderness.

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Trailhead: Filloon the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to: Filloon Trail #102 which accesses Indian Heaven Wilderness.

Filloon Trail provides access from Little Goose Horse Camp to Lemei Trail #34. Much of the trail is in heavy second-growth forests. One of the features of this connector trail is the huckleberries in late summer. Eat your fill, but remember, removing huckleberries from Wilderness is prohibited.

Parking area in the rear of Little Goose Campground, with large turn-around and parking for 8 vehicles.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply

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Trailhead: Indian Race Track - North the Forest Service's write-up

Provides access to: Indian Racetrack Trail #171 and the southwest portion of Indian Heaven Wilderness .

Limited parking and access off of Forest Road 65.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply in Indian Heaven Wilderness.

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Trailhead: Indian Race Track - South the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to: Indian Racetrack Trail # 171 and the southern portion of Indian Heaven Wilderness .

Limited parking off to side of the gate on Forest Road 6048 for 1 or 2 vehicles. Please do not block the gate. Trailhead is 3 miles up Forest Road 6048 from parking at gate. This trailhead also accesses Red Mountain and Lookout.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply.

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Trailhead: Lemei the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to : Lemei Trail #34 which enters Indian Heaven Wilderness from the east.

Parking for 4 vehicles.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply within Indian Heaven Wildernes

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Trailhead: Sawtooth the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to: Pacific Crest Trail #2000 and Indian Heaven Wilderness.

Sawtooth Trail #107 begins from the Pacific Crest Trail #2000, within Indian Heaven Wilderness, at a junction 1.5 miles south of the trailhead on Forest Road 24.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394" name="undefined">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply in Indian Heaven Wilderness.

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Trailhead: Thomas Lake the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day

Provides access to: Thomas Lake Trail #111 which enters Indian Heaven Wilderness from the west.

Gravel parking area for 10 vehicles.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394" name="undefined">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply&nbsp;

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.