Mount St. Helens Visitor Centers

Geology is the focus at Johnston Ridge Observatory inside Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. The Johnston Ridge Observatory is the closest visitor center to the volcano, offering stunning views into the crater. A wide-screen theater presentation concludes with the drapes being opened to reveal the view through a windowed-wall. Exhibits take you through Mount St. Helens' geologic events; reading the eyewitness accounts of the eruption and its aftermath highlight the human story.