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Willapa Hills State Park Trail, Chehalis, WA

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Sports & Outdoors

Willapa Hills State Park Trail

A 56-mile east-west rail trail through Lewis and Pacific counties, open to walkers, cyclists, riders and skaters.

Chehalis, WA

About Willapa Hills State Park Trail

This long rail trail runs roughly 56 miles across southwest Washington, starting near Chehalis and ending in South Bend. Visitors can walk, bike, ride horses or skate along it, with views of valley farmland, rivers and small towns. The first stretch is paved, then it turns to compacted gravel, and farther west it is unimproved and surfaced with rough rock ballast. Several trailheads provide access, and most people begin in Chehalis and head west. Parts of the trail are closed, including a section near LeBam scheduled for work from October 2026 through January 2027, a washout west of Lebam, and a trestle near Heckard Road that is unsafe.

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    Chehalis-Centralia Railroad

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    Veterans Memorial Museum

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

    1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

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    Centerville Western Stores

    No admission fee

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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    Under $25

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    Check prices

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    Tolmie State Park

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