PCT: Naches South
PCT: Naches South Trail is a 16.1 miles trail in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Goat Rocks Wilderness.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Gifford Pinchot National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 46.5384, -121.4551 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 46.6437, -121.3793 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 16.1 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 2000 |
| Forest | Gifford Pinchot National Forest (unit 0603) |
| States | Washington |
| Detail published | centerline only |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Wilderness
- Goat Rocks Wilderness WildernessFS · about 84% of the line is insideWilderness Connect ↗
Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.
Trailheads
No season published · listed none Wilderness regulations apply | 0.1 mi |
No season published · listed none | 0.2 mi |
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- WildfireWest Fork
30 mi from the trail midpoint · 310 acres · 16% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.
Checked nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the PCT: Naches South Trail?
16.1 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the PCT: Naches South Trail?
Gifford Pinchot National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the PCT: Naches South Trail start?
The line begins at 46.5384, -121.4551 and ends at 46.6437, -121.3793. The nearest recorded trailhead is White Pass Day Use/Boat Launch/Trailhead, 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the PCT: Naches South Trail in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters Goat Rocks Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Source: Goat Rocks Wilderness Wilderness
Where can I camp near the PCT: Naches South Trail?
White Pass Lake Campground (0.2 mi), Dog Lake Campground (1.2 mi) and Clear Lake Group Site (5 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Who manages the PCT: Naches South Trail?
Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Forest Service unit 0603. The trail is in Washington.
Is there a fire near the PCT: Naches South Trail?
1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest West Fork at 30 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named PCT: NACHES SOUTH in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0603. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.