Yacolt /ˈjækoʊlt/ is a town in Clark County, Washington, United States.

[4] It is located about 30 miles northeast of Vancouver which is part of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.

[7] In September 1902 the town, which consisted of only 15 buildings at the time, was nearly destroyed by the Yacolt Burn, the largest fire in state history.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2), all of it land.

The Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, a train ride excursion organization, is based in Yacolt.

Restoration efforts in the 1990s led to the creation of the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad program in 2001.

Hosting events tied to holidays throughout the year, such as the Headless Horseman Train Ride during the Halloween season, the railroad is best known for its Christmas Train Ride (also known as the Santa Train), an annual event that traverses 13.0 miles (20.9 km) through the mountainous area bringing riders to Yacolt Falls, a rock tunnel, and Moulton Station.

[12][13] The diesel train, a 1941 ALCO S2, pulls passenger cars originally built between from the 1910s into the 1920s.