COUGAR — The mile-long Volcano View Point Trail on the south side of Mount St. Helens will be opened officially on Saturday with a 3 p.m. ribbon-cutting at the trailhead, which is just beyond Ape Cave parking lot on Gifford Pinchot National Forest road No. 8303.
The Washington Trails Association and Mount St. Helens Institute began work on the trail two years ago. It extends from the Ape Cave parking lot to a viewpoint on the south side of the peak.
Saturday is National Public Lands Day and no fees are required in the area.
Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. at Kalama Horse Camp on road No. 81 to split into work groups for National Public Lands Day projects.
Volunteers need to register at http://bit.ly/QfUvcs.
For more information, call Luke Wakefield at 360-891-5199.
