Tower Rock Trail

Washington

Washington

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1.0 mi

Distance

1,143 ft

Gain

30 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,143 ft
Elevation loss
1,143 ft
Highest point
3,664 ft
Lowest point
2,889 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Tower Rock Trail is a 2.08-mile out-and-back hike in Washington with 1,143 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,664 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
3,408 ft
High point
3,664 ft
Total climbing
1,143 ft
Total descent
1,143 ft
Steepest stretch
52% grade around mile 0.9 on the way out
Length (round trip)
2.1 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Cowlitz Valley Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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Riffe Lake Campground

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Silver Beach Resort

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Rimrock Lake Resort

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