Resources

USFS Visitor Centers in Area (Fees waived for school groups from accredited K - 12 educational institutions. Call ahead.)

Mount St. Helens Visitor Center 360-274-2100

Milepost 5 on State Route 504. Focus on world geology and Mount St. Helens history. Giant walk-through volcano, short slide show and 22-minute movie shown on the hour.

Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center 360-274-2130

Milepost 43 on State Route 504. Focus on return of life to the blast zone. Short film on colonizers and survivors near mountain. Hiking trails to heart of blast zone. Environmental education program for classes that book in advance.

Johnston Ridge Observatory 360-274-2140

Milepost 52 on State Route 504. Focus on 1980 eruption, geological monitoring, and stories of survivors. Spectacular 16-minute movie every half-hour. Best view of the crater of Mount St. Helens.

Weyerhaeuser Web Resources

• Weyerhaeuser Homepage
• Weyerhaeuser Forestry

Links to Other Visitor Centers

• Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Silver Lake
• Coldwater Ridge Observatory
• Johnston Ridge Observatory

Other Related Web Sites

• Cowlitz County Tourism Department - Gateway to Mount St. Helens
• Earth Sciences at University of California at Santa Cruz
• Eco Park Resort - Mount St. Helens Adventure Tours
• Gifford Pinchot National Forest
• Glacier Cave by Charles Anderson Jr.
• Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center
• Mount St. Helens Awesome - Online Brochure
• Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
• Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Teacher's Corner
• Mount St. Helens Visitor Guide
• Mount St. Helens Volcano Cam
• Oregon Forest Resources Institute
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
• Temperate Forest Foundation
• United States Geological Survey
• VolcanoWorld
• Washington Forest Protection Association
• Washington Forest Protection Association - Forests & Fish Forever
• Washington State Department of Transportation
• World Forestry Center