These extended summer hours will continue through September.
Interpretive staff is on duty each day to answer visitor questions.
It also highlights how other types of plants and wildlife have returned to the area since 1980. Staff at the Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center present interpretive programs each day. The Johnston Ridge Observatory brings visitors within 5 miles of Mount St. Helens. This vantage point north of the volcano offers spectacular views of the lava dome, crater, pumice plain, and the landslide deposit. This facility focuses on the geologic history of Mount St. Helens.