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Silver Lake Visitor Centeris a lodge-style facility offering wetland trails, exhibits, a movie, and a walk-through model of Mount St. Helens. RV drop is available for your day trip up the mountain. Milepost 5. (360)274-0962
Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center includes a gift shop, restaurant, viewing deck, displays, glass-blowing studio and a memorial grove dedicated to victims of the eruption. Helicopter tours provide spectacular views of the blast zone. Milepost 27. (360)274-7750
The Forest Learning Center is operated by Weyerhaeuser and celebrates the return of the forest to Mount St. Helens. The center features a playground, picnic area, elk viewpoint, hands-on and multi-media presentations. Free admission. Milepost 33.5. (360)414-3439
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Cowlitz County offers two popular routes to access the multitude of recreational opportunities in the Monument. State Route 504, the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway, follows the 51 mile northern corridor along the Toutle River Valley beginning at I-5 exit 49 and terminating at the Johnston Ridge Observatory . This northern route affords visitors breathtaking views of the mountain, world class visitors centers and access to a host of attractions including the Creation Museum, a free non-profit visitors center that features the 7Wonders of Mount St. Helens where visitors can schedule a guided tour or hike through volcanic changed landscapes and learn up-to-date scientific evidence for creation and a young earth. The Memorial Grove at Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center offers contemplative views of the Toutle River Valley mudflows and a peaceful hiatus to reflect on the momentous events of the May 18th, 1980 eruption. Take some time to honor those individuals who perished during the eruption of Mount St. Helens with a peaceful walk through this memorial planting. Elk Rock at milepost 37 marks the northernmost entry into the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. From this vantage point the eruption of Mount St. Helens reinforces an appreciation for the power of nature and how such large-scale disturbances can shape the environment. Cowlitz County Tourism Bureau’s new website www.visitMtStHelens.com is your complete source for information. Five world-class visitor centers, each with a unique perspective, provide insight into the mountain, her history and lessons learned..
Coldwater Visitor Center sits above Coldwater Lake, formed by the 1980eruption. The facility provides a movie, interpretive trail and exhibits that explain the eruption’s effects on plants and wildlife and demonstrate the rebirth that has taken place. Milepost 43. (360)274-2114
Johnston Ridge Observatory features interpretive talks, eyewitness accounts of the eruption, a wide-screen theatre presentation, geological exhibits, and magnificent views of the crater and emerging lava dome. Located just seven miles north of the volcano at Milepost 52. (360)274-2140
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