Destinations · Washington
Mount St. Helens
WA · 46.2000, -122.2000
From Mount St. Helens, Washington, Byway's registries place 9 scenic byways, 1 public land unit and 26 campgrounds within 30 miles.
Understand
On March 20, 1980, awakened from over 100 years of dormancy with a magnitude 4.1 earthquake which began a series of events leading to eruption. Steam and ash started erupting on March 27, and over the next two months the north side of the mountain started bulging at the rate of a day.
Day-trip loops
Baked loops for Mount St. Helens are growing. The weave below is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE · 5 mi
- JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND · 16 mi
- White Pass Scenic Byway · 21 mi · national
- JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES · 21 mi
- JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES · 21 mi
- JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE · 25 mi
Public land
- Gifford Pinchot National Forest · inside
Campgrounds
- Trailhead: Blue Lake (Mt St Helens) · 4 mi
- Horse Camp: Kalama · 7 mi
- Horse Camp: Green River · 12 mi
- Campground: Lower Falls · 16 mi
- Horse Camp: Lewis River · 17 mi
- Campground: Iron Creek · 19 mi
- Campground: Paradise Creek · 21 mi
- Campground: Tillicum · 21 mi
Lookouts
- Loowit Viewpoint · 5 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 8 mi
Named places
- Lava Dome · 1 mi
- Mount Saint Helens · 1 mi
- Dogs Head Peak · 1 mi
- Step Falls · 2 mi
- Loowit Falls · 2 mi
- Lower Step Falls · 2 mi
- Middle Loowit Falls · 2 mi
- East Dome · 2 mi
A day out of Mount St. Helens, planned on real roads
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Toutle · 26 mi
- Mossyrock · 27 mi
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