The Oregonian/2003The road to Lava Canyon near Mount St. Helens has reopened, but some of the hiking trails remain closed. The scenic national forest road to the southeast side of Mount St. Helens ...

COUGAR — With the Muddy River roaring nearby, Matt Longhurst carefully climbed down the 31-rung steel ladder on Lava Canyon trail. “It’s different,” said Longhurst of Puyallup. “It’s ...

HIKE DESCRIPTION: Lava Canyon near Mount St. Helens is a three-layer hike, each layer a little more challenging than the previous, that kids might think feels like something out of an adventure ...

At a well-marked junction, turn left onto Forest Road 83 and continue for 11 miles to the Lava Canyon trailhead. More information: Monument headquarters, 360 449-7800, or 1.usa.gov/1BSwfkP . Tan ...

LONGVIEW -- Jacob Brown tried jumping a 3-foot gap on a trail along the Muddy River near Mount St. Helens. Next thing he knew, he was in cold, fast-moving water that sent him over a 65-foot ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. -- The body of a 25-year-old Beaverton man was found Monday, after he got swept over the falls at Lava Canyon over the weekend.James Fowler was trying to navigate his way ...

The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office said Tatiyana Winge was with 4 friends at Lava Canyon Falls when she jumped from a cliff on the lower falls, about 45 feet above the water.

STEVENSON, Skamania County — The body of a 25-year-old Oregon man has been recovered from Muddy River after he slipped and went over the 100-foot high Lava Canyon Falls.

Lava Canyon is the highlight of Chilko, but it’s hardly the river’s only rush. For the next four days, we bash through chunky whitewater, kick back on flat stretches, ...