Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Headquarters

One of Our Best Experiences in Washington

I came to Washington to see the National Parks and all 3 were amazing but if I honest, our last afternoon visit to Mount St. Helens was probably the thing I most look forward to. My wife and I flew b...

Waste of time

This was a giant waste of time - employees could care less if you were there ( our tax dollars at work ) had to try something on a rainy day - this was a worthless trip I wish I would not have made

Must see!

You must make the trip to the Johnston Observatory. We were so lucky that we had a clear day and could see the top. We stopped at the Visitor's Center on the way up as well. This had a great hike with...

Fantastic and Best Stop on the Spirit Highway

By far the best opportunity to see the volcano ... You will need to be the judge based on the 102 mile round trip to the Johnston Observatory on the Spirit Highway ... definitely a must for an only ev...

Visitor centers closed

Unfortunately due to COVID the visitor centers were all closed. We drove north on I 5 from Portland and then on 504 to the Johnston Ridge Observatory (closed). It would be good to take a look at one...