Coldwater VC
 

Driving Distance: 143.7 miles Time: 5 hours riding time (est.)

Lush green farmlands turning to rolling hills and then Evergreen forest. Approaching Mt. St. Helens from the West to the superb Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center. Situated within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, the Center paints an amazing picture of how plants and animals survived the blast and the magic of their recovery throughout the blast zone. Enjoy the accessible quarter-mile Winds of Change Interpretive Trail and marvel at how a stone-filled wind slammed into Coldwater Ridge during the May 18, 1980 eruption transforming the forests into what appeared to be a waste land. Then learn how the gentle winds of time, helped plants and animals return. Visitors can enjoy panoramic views of Mount St. Helens, newly formed lakes, blown down trees, and the debris- filled Toutle River Valley.



Distance Instruction
0.0  1   Depart King Oscar Motel [1049 Eckerson Rd, Centralia, WA 98531, Tel: (360) 736-1661] on Eckerson Rd (South) for 87 yds
0.1 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto E High St for 54 yds
0.1 Turn LEFT (South-East) onto Harrison Ave for 0.6 mi
0.7 Bear LEFT (South-East) onto W Main St for 0.6 mi
1.2 Continue (East) on SR-507 [W Main St] for 98 yds
1.3 Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto E Main St for 0.1 mi
1.4 Turn RIGHT (South) onto S Gold St for 1.7 mi
3.2 Bear LEFT (South) onto (N) National Ave for 2.0 mi
5.1 Bear RIGHT (South) onto NW Front Way for 131 yds
5.2 Bear LEFT (South-East) onto NW Pacific Ave for 0.3 mi
5.5 Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-6 [W Main St] for 0.2 mi
5.7 Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto S Market Blvd for 1.5 mi
7.2 Bear LEFT (East) onto Jackson Hwy for 16.6 mi
23.8 Turn LEFT (South) onto SR-505 [N 5th St] for 13.8 mi
37.6 Turn LEFT (East) onto Spirit Lake Hwy for 33.1 mi
70.6 Turn LEFT (North) onto Mt St Helens Natl Vol Mom for 0.8 mi
71.5 Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) for 164 yds
71.5  2   At Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center, return East on Local road(s) for 164 yds
71.6 Turn RIGHT (South) onto Mt St Helens Natl Vol Mom for 0.8 mi
72.5 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Spirit Lake Hwy for 33.1 mi
105.5 Turn RIGHT (North) onto SR-505 for 13.8 mi
119.3 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Jackson Hwy for 16.6 mi
135.9 Bear RIGHT (North-West) onto (S) Market Blvd for 1.9 mi
137.8 Turn LEFT (West) onto NW West St for 0.5 mi
138.3 Bear LEFT (North-West) onto (NW) Airport Rd [NW Airport Way] for 3.8 mi
142.1 Turn RIGHT (East) onto SR-507 [Cooks Hill Rd] for 0.4 mi
142.5 Turn LEFT (North) onto Yew St for 0.6 mi
143.0 Turn LEFT (North-West) onto W Main St for 32 yds
143.1 Bear RIGHT (North) onto Harrison Ave for 0.6 mi
143.6 Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto E High St for 54 yds
143.7 Turn LEFT (North) onto Eckerson Rd for 87 yds
143.7  3   Arrive King Oscar Motel [1049 Eckerson Rd, Centralia, WA 98531, Tel: (360) 736-1661]
   


Copyright © 1988-2002 Microsoft Corp. and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved. http://www.microsoft.com/streets © Copyright 2001 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2001 Navigation Technologies. All rights reserved. This data includes information taken with permission from Canadian authorities © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada