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North Bend pop. 5,731 (28.9 mi from Seattle) Issaquah pop. 30,434 (17.2 mi from Seattle) Snoqualmie Pass (52.7 mi from Seattle) Easton pop. 478 (69.6 mi from Seattle) JOHN WAYNE PIONEER TRAIL JOHN WAYNE PIONEER TRAIL North Bend Ranger Station Gateway to I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Visitor Center Ashael Curtis Nature Trail Suburban Zone Backcountry/ Summer Hiking Zone Backcountry/ Summer Hiking Zone Small town/ Rural Zone Backcountry/ Ski Resort Zone LIMITED To Seattle and I-5 Pacific Crest Trail Access Travelers Rest Rest Area The Summit at Snoqualmie Season: December to April Average annual skiers: 624,000 Origin of skiers: 90% West; 10% East Parking capacity: 5,500 Capacity limitations: Food/beverage service Lifts/infrastructure Use by non-skiers Summer activities: Parking for backcountry hiking Alpine Lakes Trailheads (various locations, some with parking issues) • Denny Creek/Franklin Falls • Snow Lake • Talapus Lake • Gold Creek Pond • Olallie Lake • Granite Mountain Source: Volpe Center Tinkham Road Denny Creek • Parallels I-90 (south of highway) • Busy trailhead with summer • Paving has been proposed parking capacity issues Interstate 90 Mountains to Sound Greenway National Scenic Byway MBS Ranger District Snoqualmie WSDOT Districts King; South-Central MPO/RTPO Puget Sound Regional Council County King; Kittitas Documents • Snoqualmie Ski Area Plan (2008) • Mountains to Sound Greenway Heritage Study (anticipated 2011) • Mountains to Sound Greenway Implementation Plan (1998) • Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation 2040 (2010) Visitor Center • Snoqualmie Ranger Station (North Bend): 18,000 annual visitors • Snoqualmie Pass Visitor Center: 14,000 annual visitors • Annual “Courage Classic Road Bike Tour” in August • Some road cyclists prefer interstate to John Wayne Trail • Proposal to pave Tinkham Road/Old Cascades Hwy (parallel to interstate) • John Wayne Pioneer Trail (gravel) parallels interstate • John Wayne Pioneer Trail (gravel) • King County Metro: commuter service to North Bend • Sound Transit: day, weekend, and evening service to Issaquah • Intra-resort shuttle between base ski areas • Free employee shuttle carries 18 passengers, serves North Bend and Cle Elum • Multiple private ski area charters/shuttles • Washington State Parks’ Bus-Up 90 bicycle shuttle between Cedar Falls and Hyak trailheads for John Wayne Trail • Trailhead shuttle services (Leavenworth Shuttle & Taxi) to Pacific Crest Trail at Snoqualmie Pass available upon request from Leavenworth • Scenic railroad between North Bend and Snoqualmie • MBSNF road/trail condition information • WSDOT conditions website for Snoqualmie Pass with camera feeds (email and Twitter options) Dangerous pedestrian • U. of Washington/WSDOT conditions in winter traveler information website Interstate 90 Alternative Transportation Facilities/Services i Source: Summit at Snoqualmie Source: Volpe Center Source: Volpe Center Source: Volpe Center Source: Volpe Center Average Daily Traffic Volume (ADT) 31,000 at milepost 47.41 (2010) (near Ashael Curtis/Denny Creek) PUGET SOUND Bellingham Everett Monroe Issaquah Mt. Baker Leavenworth Mount Baker- Snoqualmie National Forest Okanogan - Wenatchee National Forest Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Mount Rainier National Park North Cascades National Park Easton Crystal Mountain Enumclaw Seattle Tacoma I N T E R S T A T E 9 0

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Page 1: Interstate 90 Mountains to Sound Greenway National Scenic ... · Mountains to Sound Greenway National Scenic Byway. MBS Ranger District. Snoqualmie. WSDOT Districts. King; South-Central

North Bendpop. 5,731

(28.9 mi from Seattle)

Issaquahpop. 30,434

(17.2 mi from Seattle)

Snoqualmie Pass(52.7 mi from Seattle)

Eastonpop. 478

(69.6 mi from Seattle)

JOHN WAYNE PIONEER TRAIL JOHN WAYNEPIONEER TRAIL

North Bend Ranger Station

Gateway to I-90

Snoqualmie PassVisitor Center

Ashael Curtis Nature Trail

Suburban ZoneBackcountry/

Summer Hiking ZoneBackcountry/

Summer Hiking ZoneSmall town/Rural Zone

Backcountry/Ski Resort Zone

LIMITEDTo Seattle and I-5

Paci�c Crest Trail Access Travelers RestRest Area

The Summit at Snoqualmie

Season: December to AprilAverage annual skiers: 624,000Origin of skiers: 90% West; 10% EastParking capacity: 5,500Capacity limitations: Food/beverage service Lifts/infrastructure Use by non-skiersSummer activities: Parking for backcountry hiking

Alpine Lakes Trailheads(various locations, some with parking issues)• Denny Creek/Franklin Falls• Snow Lake• Talapus Lake• Gold Creek Pond• Olallie Lake• Granite Mountain

Source: Volpe Center

Tinkham Road Denny Creek• Parallels I-90 (south of highway) • Busy trailhead with summer • Paving has been proposed parking capacity issues

Interstate 90 Mountains to Sound GreenwayNational Scenic Byway

MBS Ranger DistrictSnoqualmie

WSDOT DistrictsKing; South-Central

MPO/RTPOPuget Sound Regional Council

CountyKing; Kittitas

Documents• Snoqualmie Ski Area Plan (2008)• Mountains to Sound Greenway Heritage Study (anticipated 2011)• Mountains to Sound Greenway Implementation Plan (1998)• Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation 2040 (2010)

Visitor Center• Snoqualmie Ranger Station (North Bend): 18,000 annual visitors• Snoqualmie Pass Visitor Center: 14,000 annual visitors

• Annual “Courage Classic Road Bike Tour” in August• Some road cyclists prefer interstate to John Wayne Trail• Proposal to pave Tinkham Road/Old Cascades Hwy

(parallel to interstate)• John Wayne Pioneer Trail (gravel) parallels interstate

• John Wayne Pioneer Trail (gravel)

• King County Metro: commuter service to North Bend• Sound Transit: day, weekend, and evening service to

Issaquah• Intra-resort shuttle between base ski areas• Free employee shuttle carries 18 passengers, serves

North Bend and Cle Elum • Multiple private ski area charters/shuttles• Washington State Parks’ Bus-Up 90 bicycle shuttle

between Cedar Falls and Hyak trailheads for John Wayne Trail

• Trailhead shuttle services (Leavenworth Shuttle & Taxi) to Paci�c Crest Trail at Snoqualmie Pass available upon request from Leavenworth

• Scenic railroad between North Bend and Snoqualmie

• MBSNF road/trail condition information• WSDOT conditions website for Snoqualmie Pass with

camera feeds (email and Twitter options) Dangerous pedestrian

• U. of Washington/WSDOT conditions in wintertraveler information website

Interstate 90Alternative Transportation Facilities/Services