Willapa Hills State Park Trail - Chehalis Trailhead — Attraction in Washington

The trail is for the most part flat. I walked about 3 miles out from the trailhead and back. It is fairly well maintained with the exception of a fee rough patches and some sections where slippery/slimey (due to moisture) leaves were on the paved path. There was also fresh horse poop in some areas, so anyone walking or riding their bikes on the path had to be watchful of these obstacles. There were a few people riding bikes and a few runners but the trail was mostly used by people walking. One can tell that this trail used to be a path for a railroad track since the bridges were substantially built. It is a very scenic trail with trees with colorful leaves that were turning yellow and red. There is a fresh scent of a damp forest mixed with the scent of burning wood from the local residential fireplaces. I turned around at the more recently built pedestrian bridge that crosses over Highway 6. This bridge is unique in that it is built such that it curves in two different directions over the top of Highway 6 creating an "S" shape if one were looking at it from an aerial view. I read that this trail is some 50 miles long but only about 10 miles of it is paved. I would love to come back with my bike (using either a mountain or gravel bike) and ride the...

A beautiful rails to trails conversion. Trail is paved for the first few miles then turns to gravel the rest of the way to Raymond. Historic truss bridges have been restored and are open for your enjoyment.

This former Northern Pacific line was built in late 1800s to connect Chehalis with Raymond and South Bend near the coast along the Willapa River. The railroad was used mostly for log trains. In 1970, NP became Burlington Northern and continued to run trains to Raymond. The Chehalis Western took over the line in the early 1980s after traffic began to decline. By 1990, the mills were gone and the state purchased the right of way to remove the track and convert it...

My husband and I took our kids here a few weeks ago and there was a creep trying to get our teenage daughters to come over to him and when he was confronted by my husband the man left and as he was leaving threatened to b back to kill my husband and threatened to do something to our cars. Sure enough because we were the last 2 cars left in the parking lot, the guys smashed a brick through windows of both of our cars. Then tried to runy husband over. He was caught by Lewis county sheriff's department and is sitting in jail on multiple charges. Don't recommend this place, was told windows get smashed out down there...