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You will have to look outside the boundaries of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument to find food, lodging and other services. To help you in your search, we have listed below several communities with services catering to Mount St. Helen's visitors. Population figures, where given, are for incorporated cities and towns from the 2010 U.S. Census Estimate.
The communities are listed in terms of their distance along Interstate 5 (I-5) as measured from State Route (SR) 504, the primary access route for visiting Mount St. Helens.
North of State Highway 504.
Olympia, WA. 56 miles north of SR 504 on I-5. Population: 46,478.
Centralia, WA. 33 miles north of SR 504 on I-5. Population: 16,336.
Chehalis, WA. 29 miles north of SR 504 on I-5. Population: 7,259.
State Highway 504
Castle Rock, WA Intersection of SR 504 and I-5. Population: 1,982.
Toutle. About 7 miles east of I-5 on State Highway 731.
Cabins
Eco-Park Resort. 14000 Spirit Lake Highway at Eco Park Road, PO Box 149, Toutle, WA 98649. Phone: 360-274-6542; Fax: 360-274-5731. E-mail
Camping
Eco-Park Resort. 14000 Spirit Lake Highway at Eco Park Road, PO Box 149, Toutle, WA 98649. Phone: 360-274-6542; Fax: 360-274-5731. E-mail
South of State Highway 504
Kelso, WA. 10 miles south of SR 504 on I-5. Population: 11,950.
Longview. 11 miles south of SR 504 on I-5. Population: 36,648.
Vancouver, WA. 49 miles south of SR 504 on I-5. Population: 161,791.
Portland, OR. 54 miles south of SR 504 on I-5. Population: 583,776
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The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson. Learn the history
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Hiking Mount St. Helens by Craig Romano and Aaron Theison. This
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St. Helens 35th Anniversary Edition: The Eruption and Recovery of a Volcano by Rob Carson.
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