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How to Get Here
It's not easy to get here, but for those who
make the trip, the rewards more than
compensate for the effort.

From Seattle (SEA)
4-1/2 hours
Summer - North
Cascades Hwy 20
Pass report: 1-800-695-ROAD or 511 for road
conditions (http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/)
From Seattle, take I-5
Northbound to exit 230 (Burlington/Sedro-Woolley). Turn Right and follow signs for
Hwy 20 North Cascades Scenic Highway. (This
is a beautiful drive, but please fill up
with fuel before crossing the pass. There is
no cell phone access for about 70 miles.)
Hwy 20 will take you through Wilderness area
and through the western-themed town of
Winthrop and then, 9 miles later, to Twisp.
Winter - I-90, Hwy
97
Pass report: 1-800-695-ROAD or 511 for
traveler information (http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/)
From Seattle, take I-90
Eastbound to exit 85 (Wenatchee). Cutoff 970
will lead you directly onto Hwy 97 and over
Blewett Pass. When you reach Hwy 2, turn
Right and follow to Wenatchee. Look for
signs that say Hwy 97 Northbound (Okanogan,
etc). Stay on the main Hwy 97 and not Alt
97. About an hour north of Wenatchee, at
Pateros, turn Left onto Hwy 153 and follow
into Twisp.
From Spokane (GEG)
3-1/2 hours
From Spokane, take Hwy 2
to Wilbur and turn Right onto Hwy 174
(Grand Coulee). Follow Hwy 174 through Grand
Coulee and continue, crossing the Columbia
at Chief Joseph Dam (Bridgeport) until you
get to Hwy 97. Take Hwy 97 Southbound for 12
miles to Pateros. Turn Right onto Hwy 153
and follow it into Twisp.
From Wenatchee (EAT) 2
hours
Horizon Air/Alaska
Airlines (1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522))
flies into Wenatchee, WA (Pangborn Airport)
Take Hwy 97 Northbound.
About an hour north of Wenatchee, at Pateros,
turn Left onto Hwy 153 and follow into
Twisp.
Lodging
Sun Mountain Lodge
Methow Valley Inn
Methow Valley Central Reservations
Information
Washington's Beautiful Methow Valley
Chartering a plane
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