Meta Lake Interpretive Trail

Hike the paved trail to Meta Lake and discover how a deep snow pack protected the forest and lake ecosystem.

Hike the paved trail to Meta Lake and discover how a deep snow pack protected the forest and lake ecosystem.

 

 

Hike the boardwalk trail from the blast-shattered Miner's Car to Meta Lake.

Hike the boardwalk trail from the blast-shattered Miner’s Car to Meta Lake.

 

 

Learn more about the 1980 Eruption and how life has returned to the blast zone over the last 30 years.

 

Watch videos of scientists and view their amazing photos as they describe eruption impacts and survival, how elk and amphibians have flourished, and how the blast zone has developed into a highly diverse and productive ecosystem.


META LAKE TRAIL PAMPHLET

Download Meta Lake Trail Guide


WEB VIDEOS on the 1980 ERUPTION and RETURN OF LIFE

 

View amazing pictures of landscape change in the blast zone.