Mount St. Helens Visitor Centers
Fall Back to Winter Hours
VANCOUVER, WA ––Sunday, October 30, will
be the last day of summer operations for the Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center.
"What better time to switch hours then when we fall back to standard
time," said Kristine Cochrane, Visitor Centers' Director. The Coldwater
center will assume winter hours starting Monday, October 31, and will
be open Thursday through Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until the beginning
of May 2006, except for Thanksgiving on November 24, Christmas on December
25 and 26 and New Year's on January 1 and 2, 2006.
The Johnston Ridge Observatory will close for the winter beginning Monday,
October 31. Johnston Ridge will reopen in early May 2006, as weather and
road conditions allow.
The Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Silver Lake, operated by Washington
State Parks, will also move to winter hours on October 31 and remain open
seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Both Ape Cave and Windy Ridge are still accessible and open though field
interpretive programs and information services have concluded for the
summer season. Forest Road 99 usually closes at the Wakepish Sno-Park
in mid to late November when snow makes the road impassable by car.
For more information about hours, programs and for school reservations,
please call 360-274-2114.
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