Winter conditions in higher elevations could exist on forest service roads. Please be prepared for winter driving conditions when visiting the these areas. Carry chains, extra food, blankets, shovel and water in your vehicle when traveling the forest roads in winter and spring.
Johnston Ridge Observatory is closed for the winter season and will re-open in mid-May. Visitors can still experience Mount St. Helens from State Hwy 504 at the Coldwater Learning Center, open weekends 10:00am- 4:00pm.
The Mount St. Helens Visitor Center, operated by WA State Parks, is open Thursday- Sundays through the winter and is about 5 miles east of I-5 on Hwy 504.
Hwy 504 is gated and closed at the Hummocks Trailhead, just past the Coldwater Learning Center.
Short, one lane sections of Forest Road 90 will be closed for repairs, resulting in minor delays to travel. Road work is between mile post 0.0 & 16.7.
Between 12/10 & 12/12 Forest Road 90 will be CLOSED at mile post 13, about 1.5 miles west of Pine Creek and the FR 90 & FR 25 junction. Initial repair excavations determined that damage was worse than estimated and needed a larger fix. This temporary closure is necessary to improve road stability and duration of the road repair into the future.
Between 12/13 & 12/14 Forest Road 90 will remain CLOSED to campers, oversize and overweight vehicles at mile post 13.
The temporary fix to Forest Road 90 at the slide area around Crab Creek was completed. Forest Road 90 east of Curly Creek Rd and west of Lower Falls Recreation Area is recommended for High Clearance Vehicles only.
Sedans and other lower clearance vehicles traveling to sites along the Upper Lewis River should detour through Trout Lake to FR 23 and west on FR 90.
ATVs must remain on designated trails and in areas specifically designated for their use in the Motor Vehicle Use Map or MVUM, which is available free at all forest offices and online.
As part of a larger effort to reduce invasive species on national forest lands the US Forest Service now requires the use of weed-free feed within all Pacific Northwest National Forest land (2009). Weed-free feed includes commercially processed pellets, steamed and rolled grains, or state certified weed-free feed. More information.
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