Go Strollers !!

• Getting There
  Windy Ridge Viewpoint, Mount Saint Helens (East Side)
  Forest Road 99, Richwood, WV 26261
  http://www.mshslc.org/visit-msh/east-side/

• Distance and Travel Time (from downtown Seattle): 142 miles (3h 18m)

• Trip Type: Overnight trip or Day trip

• Parking
  Use the parking lot at each viewpoint of the park.

• Admission
  You can use your Interagency National Park Annual Pass (sold at $80 at national parks), but if you don’t have one, you can purchase a Day Pass for $5.
  http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/giffordpinchot/passes-permits/recreation

• Map of the Park
  http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3843476.pdf

• Video of the Eruption
  http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/washington/videos/mount-st-helens-erupts

• More Info
  Check the below link for more information.
  http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recarea/?recid=34143

• When to Go
  Late spring ~ early fall (to avoid the winter seasons and the snow, go sometime in May through October, but also avoid the high heat in peak summer)

• Things to Do
  Enjoy views, strolling, see wild flowers, explore nature, etc.

• Tips
  1) It is a 3 hour + drive from Seattle, so if your family is not used to spending long hours in the car, make it an overnight trip. If everyone is okay with the drive, depart early in the morning, spend a couple hours there and come back all in a day.
  2) Smith Creek Viewpoint is a nice stop for the whole family to take a short stroll and stretch out your legs from the long drive.

• Other Months
  – [June in Seattle] Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument (West Side)
  – [July in Seattle] Ape Cave, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument (South Side)

Smith Creek Viewpoint

Trace of Eruption