Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington

Tatoosh

8.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 161 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailheads Trailhead: Tatoosh North Drive there · Trailhead: Tatoosh South Drive there

Trailhead: Tatoosh North the Forest Service's write-up

No fee.

Provides north access to: Trail #161 Tatoosh which enters Tatoosh Wilderness. Parking space is limited at the trailhead.

Restrictions <ul><li><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply.</li><li>Camping and campfires are prohibited within Tatoosh Lakes Basin.</li><li>Pack and Saddle stock are prohibited on the Tatoosh Lakes Trail #161B due to the steep grades and poor condition of the trail.&nbsp;</li><li>Stock are also prohibited within Tatoosh Lakes Basin.&nbsp;</li></ul>

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Trailhead: Tatoosh South the Forest Service's write-up

No fee.

Provides access to: Trail #161 Tatoosh within the Tatoosh Wilderness .

Hikers only. Parking space is limited at the trailhead. Forest Road 5290 is gated and closed 3.1 miles below the trailhead from December 1st- April 1st for big game winter range.

Restrictions <ul><li><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a> Apply.</li><li>Camping and campfires are prohibited within Tatoosh Lakes Basin.</li><li>Pack and Saddle stock are prohibited on the Tatoosh Lakes Trail #161B due to the steep grades and poor condition of the trail.&nbsp;</li><li>Stock are prohibited within Tatoosh Lakes Basin.&nbsp;</li></ul>

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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.