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Discover exciting events and programs at Mount St. Helens! Join guided adventures, summit climbs, campouts, educational workshops, and more.

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NPS Photo by Jon Preston

Volcano Views & Brews: Day Hiking: Olympic Peninsula with Craig Romano December 3 2026

Volcano Views & Brews: In the Range of Fire and Ice with David Williams November 10 2026

Happy foragers with their mushroom harvest near Mount St. Helens. 

Basket of fall mushrooms.

Mushroom Foraging October 24 2026

Photography Hike: Autumn October 18 2026

Mushroom Foraging October 17 2026

Mushroom Foraging October 11 2026

Boots & Bow Ties 2026

Mushroom Foraging October 3 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

Mushroom Foraging September 27 2026

National Public Lands Stewardship Day September 26, 2026

Volcano Views & Brews: Under the Ash with Michael Cairns September 24 2026

Northwest International Film Festival: Mount St. Helens Film Screenings September 23, 2026

Mount St. Helens Institute program participant standing at the Crater Glacier overlook. 

Crater Glacier Overlook Hike September 20 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

Person crossing Loowit Creek inside the crater of Mount St. Helens

The crater of Mount St. Helens from the North side. 

Into the Crater Hike September 18-20 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

Happy hikers at the summit of a guided climb to the summit of Mount St. Helens

Summit Climb September 13 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

Summit Climb September 12 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

Into the Crater Hike September 11-13 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

Camping at Mount St. Helens

Base Camp: 21+ September 11-13 2026

Summit Climb September 5 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

Into the Crater Hike September 4-6 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

First Friday GeoGirls Art Display

PAST EVENT Summit Climb August 29 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Summit Climb August 22 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Into the Crater Hike August 21-23 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY

PAST EVENT Crater Glacier Overlook Hike August 16 2026

PAST EVENT Sky and Star Party August 15-16 2026 - SOLD OUT

PAST EVENT Summit Climb With Geologist August 15 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Into the Crater Hike August 14-16 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Crater Glacier Overlook Hike August 9 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Summit Climb August 8 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Crater Glacier Overlook Hike August 2 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Summit Climb August 2 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Summit Climb August 1 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Into the Crater Hike July 31-August 2 2026

PAST EVENT Crater Glacier Overlook Hike with Geologist July 26 2026 - *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Stewardship Day July 25, 2026

PAST EVENT Summit Climb July 25 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Into the Crater Hike July 24-26 2026 SOLD OUT/WAITLIST ONLY

PAST EVENT Base Camp July 24-26 2026

Happy Hikers on an Eruption hike at Mount St. Helens

PAST EVENT Eruption Hike July 22 2026

PAST EVENT Summit Climb July 22 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Photography Hike: Summer July 19 2026

PAST EVENT Summit Climb With Geologist July 19 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Eruption Hike July 18 2026

PAST EVENT Summit Climb July 18 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

Child sitting by a campfire during Family Adventure camp at Mount St. Helens

Family members on a hike at Mount St. Helens

PAST EVENT Family Adventure Camp July 17-19 2026 *WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Family Adventure Camp July 10-12 2026

PAST EVENT Summit Climb July 8 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Summit Climb July 5 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

Long toed salamander

PAST EVENT Forest Floor Ecology Hike June 28 2026

PAST EVENT Eruption Hike with a Geologist June 28 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Summit Climb June 28 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Stewardship Day June 27, 2026

PAST EVENT Summit Climb June 27 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Family Adventure Camp June 26-28 2026

PAST EVENT Forest Floor Ecology Hike June 21 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Eruption Hike June 21 2026

PAST EVENT Summit Climb June 20 2026 *SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ONLY*

PAST EVENT Eruption Anniversary Views and Brews: 46 Years of Learning from the Volcano (In-Person SOLD OUT, Virtual Available) May 18 2026

PAST EVENT Photography Hike: Winter March 7 2026

MSHI program participants on a winter adventure at Mount St. Helens

Snowshoeing at Mount St. Helens in the winter

PAST EVENT Winter Adventure March 1 2026

PAST EVENT Winter Adventure February 21 2026 WAITLIST ONLY

PAST EVENT Winter Adventure February 15 2026

PAST EVENT Winter Adventure February 7 2026 *SOLD OUT*

PAST EVENT Volcano Views & Brews: Avalanche Awareness with the Northwest Avalanche Center, January 14, 2026

PAST EVENT Volcano Views & Brews: Day Hiking the Columbia River Gorge with Craig Romano, December 4, 2025

PAST EVENT Volcano Views & Brews: Book Launch | There is Always a Volcano Before You with Celeste Colasurdo, November 19 2025

PAST EVENT Volcano Views & Brews: A Walk Amongst Giants: Trees of the Cascades with Casey Clapp October 15 2025

PAST EVENT Boots & Bow Ties 2025

PAST EVENT National Public Lands Day | Volunteer Weed Roundup - September 27 2025

PAST EVENT Volcano Views & Brews: Marvelous Mushrooms of Cascadia (Hybrid) September 18 2025

PAST EVENT Oktoberfest 2025

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Science.  Education. Exploration.  The Mount St. Helens Institute connects people of all ages to Mount St. Helens and our natural world through educational programing designed to enrich visitors’ appreciation and understanding of the Pacific Northwest’s youngest and most active volcano.

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