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Find Mount St. Helens lodging where friendly hosts, peaceful settings, and comfortable stays invite you to relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey.
Experience Mount St. Helens, where raw power and quiet resilience shape one of the Pacific Northwest’s most remarkable places.
Explore communities around Mount St. Helens, where history, creativity, and Northwest character shape each town’s unique story.
Discover things to do around Mount St. Helens, where scenic trails, outdoor adventures, and local attractions invite you to explore at your own pace.
Discover Cowlitz County dining, where cozy eateries and hometown cafés serve hearty flavors with genuine Northwest hospitality. It’s a place to slow down, savor a meal, and feel right at home.
Find Mount St. Helens lodging where friendly hosts, peaceful settings, and comfortable stays invite you to relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey.
August 2 @ 7:30 am
Volcanic is a very rugged, very remote, and very challenging 50K+ and a 25K on an active volcano (Mt. St. Helens) in Washington state. The 50K course runs on the single-track Loowit trail, circumnavigating the entire mountain. Racers scramble over large boulder fields, cross rivers, run through the blast zone, up and down steep drainages – some with rope assists, as well as through dense forest – all with ever-changing views of the volcano. The volcano race is 32 miles but feels more like a 50-miler (and your finish time will probably be similar to 50-mile race). In all, this Mt. St. Helens race has approximately 7,400 feet of elevation gain and 7,400 feet of loss. This race is no joke and is most enjoyed with previous mountain racing experience – do not underestimate this race. It’s tough, but good thing, so are you!
The 25K gives runners a real Mt. St. Helens volcano race experience without having to run all the way around it. This course includes some of the iconic features of the longer race – boulder fields, the Loowit trail, jaw-dropping views of the mountain and the surrounding Cascades, and lush forests. There’s 3,300 feet of gain and loss. This route is also hard, and we mean that.
Both 50K & 25K race start and finish at the Marble Mountain Sno Park.