Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90

Walking along the beach at Lake Sammamish State Park.

Humpback Creek from the Asahel Curtis Nature Trail, located right off Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie Pass.

From time immemorial, the Snoqualmie Tribe has considered the Snoqualmie Falls sacred – its birthplace of creation. Mists from the thundering 268-foot waterfall carry prayers to ancestors, and the Falls provide the gifts of food, water, life, health, and healing. Today, the Snoqualmie Tribe warmly welcomes all visitors to this sacred place to experience its power in their own way.

Snowshoeing on Amabilis Mountain above Kachess Lake near Washington's Snoqualmie Pass.

Hikers in the Mountains to Sound Greenway with Mount Rainier in the distance.

Interstate 90 and the Cascade Mountains in the heart of the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area.

A quiet moment at Lake Sammamish State Park. This favorite day-use destination, just 15 miles east of downtown Seattle, accommodates swimming, picnicking, hiking, motorized and non-motorized boating, and water skiing.

This scenic open space at Meadowbrook Farm on the Snoqualmie Valley Floor is an important story location to the Snoqualmie Tribal people. Historically, the Snoqualmie Tribal people maintained the prairie through traditional methods. Today, Meadowbrook is managed for historic and cultural interpretation, wildlife habitat, agriculture, and public recreation.

Elk at Meadowbrook Farm.

The Northwest Railway Museum resides in this grand Snoqualmie Depot, constructed in 1890.  Visitors learn about northwest railway history inside the Depot, at a nearby exhibit hall, and at the collection of locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars in town.  A five-mile train ride in a historic rail coach provides a unique view of Snoqualmie Falls.

The Palouse to Cascades Trail spans Washington state from the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains to the Idaho border. Bicyclists, hikers, equestrians, skiers, and snowshoers experience Washington's diverse and scenic landscape, traveling through evergreen forests and dark tunnels, over high trestles and spectacular rivers, and across open farmland and high desert.

The Palouse to Cascades Trail follows the path of the historic Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Pacific Railroad, also known as the Milwaukee Road, that operated from 1909 to 1980.

Charming Roslyn maintains much of the character of its early years as a coal town, incorporated in 1889. 

Extensive greenspace, numerous water bodies, and the surrounding mountains make Seattle one of the world’s most beautiful cities.  Seattle anchors the western terminous of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Byway.

From the dramatic promontory at Snoqualmie Point Park, visitors can see the western front of the Cascade Mountain range from British Columbia to Snoqualmie Pass.  Below the Cascades, the view sweeps over thousands of acres of forest and farmlands and comes to rest on the rural cities of Snoqualmie and North Bend, with the rugged face of Mt. Si towering above.

The Yakima River valley viewed from Table Mountain.

The Thorp Grist Mill - the oldest remaining industrial artifact in Kittitas County - showcases a remarkable collection of handmade wooden mill machinery.  Constructed in 1883, it served as an essential place for flour milling and social interaction for Kittitas County residents until 1946.

A rock outcropping provides hikers a dramatic view of the Teanaway River Valley.