The 1990s focused on rebuilding and establishing new visitor facilities, including the Johnston Ridge Observatory, which ...

Many people fondly remember Mount St. Helens area as a vacation spot, especially Spirit Lake, which had camps and lodges along its edge.

May 20—A number of trails in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument will be closed on weekdays through 2027 now that crews are starting to update the tunnel at Spirit Lake near the site ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Mount St. Helens’ Johnston Ridge Observatory will remain closed to the public until at least 2026 due to road repairs on Spirit Lake Highway, a Washington State Department of ...

People can still visit the nearby Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center at Coldwater between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily; the Forest Learning Center on 17000 Spirit Lake Memorial Highway; and ...

Mount St. Helens Visitor Center to close for 8-month renovation p /p TOPICS: Mount St. Helens Visitor Center Renovation Exhibits Washington State Parks Spirit Lake Highway 1980 eruption May 2025 ...

He remembers meeting Harry Truman, the owner of the Mount St. Helens Lodge on Spirit Lake. Truman, 84, gained international fame by refusing to leave his property.

The observatory that overlooks Mount St. Helens is now expected to re-open years later than what was initially anticipated. In an update shared last week, the Washington State Department of ...

This small, unincorporated community may not have a large population, but it has a major attraction that is a huge draw for ...

The annual GeoGirls overnight field camp program at Mount St. Helens, headed by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Mount St. Helens Institute, began Aug. 7 and ended Friday.

The Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Silver Lake celebrated its reopening to the public May 31, 2025. It had been closed for 8 months to undergo renovations.

The May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens killed approximately 57 people. It spread ash 80,000 feet into the sky, falling on 11 states.