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Mt. St. Helens climbing permit

St. Helens Availability & Cancellation Tracker

St. Helens is issued via first-come, first-served. Our scanner is actively monitoring it and has sent 1,458 openings to alert holders in the last 30 days.

PermitCast forecast

Odds of an opening for St. Helens

Your chance of an opening in the window ahead, based on how often this permit has opened before.

Next 7 days

Good chance

75–85% chance

Next 14 days

Good chance

70–80% chance

Next 30 days

Good chance

70–80% chance

Based on 14 weeks of our scan history. Forecast last updated Sep 29, 2026.

Actively monitoredLast scanned Sep 29, 8:00 PM PDT

Scans in the last 30 days

20,939

Automated availability checks

Availability changes detected

2,452

Since August 31, 2026

Openings sent

1,458

Last 30 days

Last availability change

Sep 29, 7:21 PM PDT

A change means the set of open dates for St. Helens actually shifted between two scans: a date opened, closed, or quota moved. Counts update continuously.

Recent availability changes

OpenedCaught withinWhen
2026-10-1615-60 min4h ago
2026-10-181-5 min1d ago
2026-10-095-15 min1d ago
2026-10-045-15 min1d ago
2026-10-105-15 min1d ago
2026-10-0415-60 min2d ago
2026-10-0315-60 min2d ago
2026-10-0415-60 min2d ago
2026-09-275-15 min2d ago
2026-10-045-15 min2d ago

See the live feed of availability changes across all permits.

How cancellation tracking works

Sold out almost never means gone. People cancel St. Helens trips for weather, injuries, and schedule changes, and those dates go straight back to the booking system without any announcement.

PermitSnag checks St. Helens availability around the clock, compares every scan against the last known state, and alerts you only when the open dates actually change. No refresh-tab-and-pray, no false alarms from unchanged listings.

St. Helens availability questions

How do I get a St. Helens permit after it sells out?

Cancellations. Booked St. Helens permits that get cancelled return to the reservation system, usually with no announcement. PermitSnag scans continuously and alerts you the moment a date you want opens up.

How often do St. Helens permits become available?

In the recent tracking window our scanner detected 2,452 availability changes for St. Helens and sent 1,458 openings to alert holders in the last 30 days. Cancellations cluster around fee deadlines and weather changes.

How fast are St. Helens availability alerts?

Paid plans are scanned about every minute and we tell you within seconds of a detected opening, by push notification, SMS, and email. Free accounts are scanned hourly.