Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Campground
Information
Mountain peak
Picnic area
Trail
To
Randle
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Seattle
WASHINGTON
Mount
St. Helens
Woods Creek
Information Station
Iron Creek
Campground
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Portland
OREGON
0
10 mi
Mt. Venus
Goat Mtn.
0
10 km
To Mt. St. Helens
Visitor Center
Mt. Whittier
ree
Coldwater Ridge
Visitor Center
Hoffstadt Bluffs
Visitor Center
Mt. Margaret
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504
Forest Learning
Center
Coldwater
Lake
Mt. St.
Helens Lake
Norway
Pass
Johnston
Ridge
Observatory
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Independence Pass
Harmony Lake
Trailhead
MT. ST. HELENS
MT. ST. HELENS
NATIONAL
MT. ST. HELENS
NATIONAL
Castle
Lake
NATIONAL
WINDY
RIDGE
VOLCANIC
VOLCANIC
S
GIFFORD
PINCHOT
NATIONAL
FOREST
MONUMENT
MONUMENT
Lava
Dome
Mt. St.
Helens
Ape
Canyon
Lava
Canyon
Climbers
Bivouac
Marble Mtn.
Sno-Park
Lahar
Trailhead
S
To Mt.
Adams
Wapiti Ski
Trails
Kalama
Horse
Camp
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Ape Cave
Cougar
Sno-Park
Apes Headquarters
Marble
Mtn.
Merrill
Lake
Merrill
Lake
Trail of Two
Forests
To
Carson
Pine Creek
Information
Station
To Woodland
and
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5
Cougar
503
Yale Lake
r
heads and go for a hike, all you need is a valid Northwest Forest Pass, which
costs $5 per day. If it's winter, you'll need a Sno-Park Permit ($8-$9 per day).
EXPLORING THE NATIONAL MONUMENT
MOUNT ST. HELENS WEST
The best place to start an exploration of the monument is the
Mount St. Helens
Visitor Center
(
&
360/274-2100
), which is located at Silver Lake, 5 miles east
of Castle Rock on Wash. 504. The visitor center houses extensive exhibits on the
eruption and its effects on the region. It's open daily from 9am to 6pm in sum-
mer (9am-5pm other months). Before reaching the center, you can stop and
watch a 25-minute, 70mm film about the eruption at the
Mount St. Helens
