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Field Trip Destinations   Field Trip Destinations - South Side >> Lahar Viewpoint   Lahar Viewpoint   Lahar Viewpoint. Forest Service photograph.       Open mid-May to late-October Northwest Forest Pass required per vehicle ($5)   Located on Forest Road 83 at milepost 11, Lahar Viewpoint overlooks an area scoured by a 1980 mudflow. Observe the notch in Mount St. Helens that holds the remnants of Shoestring Glacier. Part of this glacier collapsed northward. Most of the remaining glacier rapidly melted and created a slurry of rock, ash, and pumice that swept everything in its path down the southern flanks of the mountain into the Muddy River and Pine Creek.     Education Programs Available One-fourth mile trail (wheel chair accessible, but difficult due to a gravel surface) One interpretive sign   Services Available There is no water at this location. This is Pack-It-In/Pack-It-Out site. There are no toilets at this location. A Northwest Forest Pass is required for each vehicle at this location ($5.00 pass/vehicle is required). There are no food services, trashcans or picnic tables at this location. The nearest picnic tables (six tables) are at Lava Canyon (approximately 1 mile). This is Pack-It-In/Pack-It-Out site. No public pay telephone at this location. The nearest public pay telephone is in Cougar, Washington, approximately 18 miles. Please be aware that cellular telephones do not function properly in most of the Monument and surrounding Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Parking for 10 cars and two buses.

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