Trailhead Co-ordinates: 45.6947, -121.2918
UPDATE on SWALE CANYON status during trail upgrades:
Swale Canyon section of the Trail remains CLOSED while work continues on the upgrades until May 8th. Ribbon Cutting at 11:00 am on May 8, 2025 for the Swale Canyon improvements project. This will allow for more time between the opening and the annual fire closure in June, and hopefully better wildflowers. KTC will be collaborating with Washington State Parks and Paragon (contractors) on this event. KTC president Ken Hansen plans on leading a guided bike trip. More details will follow once they are ironed out.
Beginning on the third Monday of June, 2025, Washington State Parks will implement the annual temporary closure of the Swale Canyon leg of the Klickitat Trail. This closure balances public safety concerns for heat illness/injury and resource concerns for fire and summering steelhead smolt with a predictable schedule for visitor planning and trail enjoyment. State Parks management reserves the right to make changes to the date(s) to address unforeseen emergency or management issues and such circumstances will be communicated through agency channels and to appropriate stakeholders and partners if/when such circumstances arise.
