Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

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Gifford Pinchot
National Forest

Forest Headquarters
10600 N.E. 51st Circle
Vancouver, WA 98682
(360) 891-5000
TTY: (360) 891-5003

Cowlitz Valley
Ranger District
10024 US Hwy 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA 98377
(360) 497-1100
TTY: (360) 497-1101

Mt. Adams
Ranger District
2455 Hwy 141
Trout Lake, WA 98650
(509) 395-3400
TTY: (360) 891-5003

Mount St. Helens
National Volcanic
Monument

Monument Headquarters
42218 N.E. Yale Bridge Rd.
Amboy, WA 98601
(360) 449-7800
TTY: (360) 891-5003

Johnston Ridge Observatory
24000 Spirit Lake Highway
P.O. Box 326
Toutle, WA 98649
(360) 274-2140

Mount St. Helens
Visitor Center
at Silver Lake
3029 Spirit Lake Highway
Castle Rock, WA 98611
(Operated by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission)

TTY: Phone for the Deaf

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Johnston Ridge Observatory

Johnston Ridge Observatory

A view from Johnston Ridge Observatory.
Forest Service photograph by D. Lapcewich

Learn to “read” the effects of the 1980 eruption on the land from this visitor center that sits only 5 1/2 miles from the crater.

Discover that the eruption of Mount St. Helens was more than just a single event. See first hand how scientists continue to monitor this active volcano.

The center includes: exhibits with a geological focus, a 16-minute theater program, ranger-led programs, and a bookstore.

Current hours of operation.

State Route 504 Road Conditions.

US Forest Service
Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Vancouver, WA
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Amboy, WA
Last Modified: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 at 16:20:03 EDT