it was beautiful. Hard to find trail heads. can be confusing.

The biggest challenge was finding the trail head. My dog and I roamed through 2 miles of rain forest trails. The trails were nicely maintained. Very few other hikers. We stayed on the west side of Jackson Highway and stuck to the Old Growth Forest Trail.

Had fun wandering through the old growth of elder trees dotted with much younger trees. Found what appears to be a lightning strike on one tree (see photos). Trails could be much better marked and the map for the park could use some greater clarity and direction. Wandered around for quite a bit until we could find the trail head. Didn't bring the dog, but it would have been a nice walk for her as well.

Afternoon in the old-growth...just followed a few of the trails around the park.  Really quite peaceful and an easy walkabout with the family.  Trail was a little muddy and bumpy in spots, but overall very passable.  Lite crowd in the day use area, which made it even more quiet and serene. 

Lewis and Clark SP is an old growth forest located just southeast of Chehalis.  It was established in 1922 to preserve old growth near the state highway system.  It is surrounded by farmland and tree farms. It looks out of place which is odd because this is what all of lowland western Washington once looked like. It is amazing how drastically man has altered the surrounding landscape.

The park has 5 miles of hiking and 8 miles of equestrian trails.  We hiked on the trails to the west of the road that bisects the park.  These are all hiker only trails. The horse trail on the east side. The trails are not well marked and for some reason they also don't show up on MyTrails.  We visited the Old Growth trail. Some of the largest old fir trees here look to be around 8 feet in diameter.

The park is very nice but not really a destination hike.  It is however a perfect place to stretch your legs if you are traveling along I-5 for other reasons.