St. Helens House ~ Yale Lake/Mt St Helens Retreat.

In the heart of Cougar WA. Great location, cozy cabin with a loft, central to the best variety of year round recreation the PNW has to offer. From the comforts of this retreat access all your favorite outdoor recreational activities within minutes. If you want to do it…. This is where to find it! Walking distance to Cougar Bar & Grill, stores and park/Yale Lake. The space Newly renovated cabin in the woods. One bedroom with a queen bed and a sleeping loft with one queen and two twin beds. Loft maybe be difficult for small children or people with disabilities. Covered deck and an amazing firepit. Gifford Pinchot National Forest, there are almost 1,500 miles of trails on the forest open to hiking, biking, ect. Mount St. Helens Nation Volcanic Monument, open for climbing year round and offers some of the most popular snow-parks for snowmobiling/cc-skiing enthusiast. Be sure to visit Lava Canyon! Ape Cave lava tubes (10 miles), which formed about 2,000 years ago and is open year round. Marble Mountain Snopark (4.5 miles) The trip to June Lake is one of the most popular ski tours from the Marble Mountain Snopark. If the snow is good, the skiing is easy. Other skiing and snowshoeing options are available, and the snopark also serves as a base for hiking and climbing trips. Marble Mountain Snopark is the hub for snowmobilers, cross-country skiers, and snowshoers on the southern slopes of Mount St. Helens. Adequate snow cover for skiing can usually be found from December through March most years. The snow at the snopark is seldom very dry and often changeable, so it’s generally best to be riding on no-wax skis. Most days are skiable here if you’re prepared for the conditions. The Falls (34 miles) Lower Lewis River Falls, the Middle Falls, and the Upper Lewis River Falls. Local Fish Variety of trout, Bull Trout, Dolly Varden, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Silver Salmon, Kokanee, Northern pike minnow, Sculpin & Tiger Muskie, Coastal Cutthroat, Steelhead. Boat Ramps & Recreation YALE LAKE RESERVOIR Cougar Camp (1 mile), restrooms and showers, parking for 180 vehicles, 15 picnic tables, and a one-lane boat ramp. Beaver Bay (3.5 miles), restrooms and showers, parking for 40 vehicles, 6 picnic tables, and a one-lane boat ramp. Yale Park (2 miles), restrooms, 30 picnic sites, parking for 130 cars and 80 trailers, a four-lane boat ramp and a beach swim area. Saddle Dam (9 miles), restrooms, parking, picnic tables, swimming area and boat launch ramps. LAKE MERWIN Cresap Bay (8.5 miles), restrooms and shower, 20 picnic tables, a two-lane boat ramp and a beach swim area. Speelyai Bay (8.5 miles), restrooms, 25 picnic tables, parking for 250 vehicles, a two-lane boat ramp and a beach swim area. Merwin Park (20 miles), restrooms, 135 picnic tables, parking for 250 vehicles, and a beach swim area. SWIFT DAM RESERVOIR Power Canal (7 miles), parking to fish at canal and two developed recreation facilities at the east end of the reservoir. Swift Forest Camp has restrooms a two-lane boat ramp with parking spaces and a day use beach swim area. Eagle Cliff Park has restroom, parking and is a walk in park with picnic tables and is a cool place with secluded feeling. MERRILL LAKE Merrill Lake Camp (6.5 miles), restrooms, parking, boat launch, catch and release fly fishing. Guest access Entire House and front yard.