Contact Info
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
10024 US Hwy. 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA 98377
10024 US Hwy. 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA 98377
- Phone:
- 360-497-1100
Basics
- Location:
- In the Randle Area
- Length:
- 0.25 miles
- Elevation Range:
- 2200 feet to 2400 feet
- Elevation Change:
- 200 feet
Description
A short walk takes you to the entrance of Layser Cave, one of the most significant archaeological sites in western Washington. Animal bones and stone tools found on the floor of the cave and buried in the soil layers enabled experts to piece together a history of more than 7,000 years. Today we can duck down into the dark cool cave and imagine what the people were like who shared this space thousands of years before us. Signs along the trail help explain how archaeologists pieced together the story of the cave's use. The trail begins and ends on Road 2300.084. The parking area will accommodate buses.
Forest Road 2300.084 is steep.
Details
Location:
In the Randle Area
Length:
0.25 miles
Elevation Range:
2200 feet to 2400
Elevation Change:
200
