Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Contact Information

National Volcanic 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
(360) 274-0962

(Operated by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission)

Explore Mount St. Helens...Discover Ecosystems in Action

At 8:32 Sunday morning, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted and blew down or scorched 230 square miles of forest...30 years later, recovery at Mount St. Helens continues... Read more...

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Gifford Pinchot NF Annual Report 2011 Highlighting Mount St. Helens NVM

Please click here to see the Gifford Pinchot NF Annual Report for 2011 highlighting Mount St. Helens NVM.

Benham Creek Bridge Update

Benham Creek Bridge along FR 25 is being replaced. The project is going well.

Benham Creek Bridge at the north end of Forest Road 25 accessing from the north the popular Windy Ridge area and other attractions along FR 99 is being replaced. Click here to see an update of progress on this project.

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