What this person said, entirely. This is a great area (I’m in Woodland, same vibe), yeah it’s a little overly right wing, but it’s also a place that people bend over backwards to help their neighbors. It’s not perfect but it’s pretty close to paradise if you like the outdoors.

+1 for Weyerhaeuser St Helens Unit drive in pass or walk in pass. They go up for grabs in May. It’s like 300,000 acres of wildland access. You drive out into it for a bit and get up on high ground and you literally can’t see a building in any direction. Good times.