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Mount St. Helens National Monument
Visitor
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Mount St. Helens Visitor
Center
Visitor Centers
There are three main
visitor centers, each
offering a slightly different perspective on the story of the catastrophic 1980 blast and
how the landscape is renewing itself.
Mount St. Helens
Visitor Center. 5 Miles east of Castle Rock, WA on State
Highway
504 near Silver Lake. Phone: 360-274-2100.
The Center has walk-through interpretive exhibits and award-winning theater programs to
educate the visitor on the tale of events that lead to the 1980 eruption.
Nearby nature
trail and and the Silver Lake wetlands provide opportunities to observe waterfowl,
wildlife and native vegetation against the backdrop of Mount St. Helens. West
of Mount St. Helens. Open 9 AM to 6 PM from June 15th
through September 1st, and 9 AM to 4 PM in the winter.
Coldwater Ridge Visitor
Center. 43 miles east of Castle Rock, WA on State Route 504.
Phone: 360-274-2130.
Discover how plants and animals, and even people, have re-colonized the blast zone via a
video-wall theater program, interpretive exhibits, and nearby self-guided trail.
Enjoy panoramic views of the volcano, newly formed lakes, and the debris-filled Toutle
River Valley. Operated by the Forest Service. Northwest of Mount St. Helens.
Open daily 10 AM to 6 PM
May through October. Winter hours and days are reduced.
Johnston Ridge Observatory. 53 miles east of Castle Rock, WA at the end of State Route 504.
Phone: 360-274-2140.
Spectacular views of the lava dome, crater, pumice plain and the landslide deposit.
A wide-screen theater presentation and interpretive displays teach visitors about the
sequence of geologic events that changed the landscape. Discover the art and science
of monitoring an active volcano and predicting eruptions. Read eye witness accounts from
eruption survivors. Five miles north of Mount St. Helens (closest).
The video is a "must see". Be sure to stay for the final scenes!
Open daily from 10 AM
to 6 PM May through October. Closed in winter.
Information Centers
Cowlitz Valley Ranger Station. East
of Mount St Helens. Information on trails and facilities.
Mount St Helens National Volcanic
Monument Headquarters. Information on traveling, road conditions and permits is available here. South of
Mount St Helens.
Pine Creek Information Station
Staff will help you with travel directions, picnic spots, camping, trails and ideas on how
to make the most out of your visit. A short movie will get you ready for adventure into
the Monument. South of Mount St Helens.
Woods Creek Information Station
Has visitor information materials. Across the road is the Woods Creek
Watchable Wildlife Site. East of Mount St Helens
Other
Information Sources
Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center
Northwest of Mount St. Helens.
Offers exhibits, pictures, gift shop, helicopter tours and Llama rides - entry is
free. The building is a mortise-and-tenon solid wood and peg construction and is
reported to be the largest building of this type constructed on the West Coast since Mt.
Hood Lodge was built in the 1940's. Constructed by Cowlitz County with the interior
built and furnished by the concessionaire, Foodmasters Inc. of Longview, Washington.
The
Charles W. Bingham Forest Learning Visitor Center. Located on
Highway 504 northwest of Mount St. Helens within the blast zone of
the May 18, 1980 eruption .
The Charles W. Bingham Forest Learning Center is a
partnership between Weyerhaeuser Company, Washington State Department of
Transportation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The center is open
to the public from May to October free of charge.
Gifford
Pinchot National Forest. 10600 N.E. 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA
98682. Phone: 360-891-5000; Fax: 360-891-5245.
Mt.
Saint Helens/Cowlitz County Department of Tourism. 207 4th
Avenue N, Room 307, Kelso, WA 98626. Phone: 360-577-3137.
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