Cascade Valley Heritage Corridor
Native Americans established this route, and the culmination of today’s byway, North Bend, was a seasonal meeting place for local tribes and the end of the swim for salmon unable to continue upstream past Snoqualmie Falls.
There is no roughing it on this road trip. Taste local wine and handcrafted ale; dine in some of the Northwest’s most exclusive restaurants; attend open-air concerts by world famous performers. Even adventures are leisurely; take a picnic to Marymoor Park and watch the dizzying bicycle races at the state’s only velodrome or stand in the mist of the 270-foot Snoqualmie Falls, then stroll to the nearby resort for its legendary four-course breakfast.
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1. Visit Woodinville
Fun in Every Flavor. All the ingredients are here: authentic beverage makers, fine cuisine around every bend, a diverse downtown, and the beauty of the Sammamish River Valley. Is it any wonder Woodinville has become a year-round magnet for activities of every kind? Catch a live music show, take a wine walk through the Hollywood District, bike along the riverside, or see what’s in bloom at Molbak’s garden+home. You’ll run out of daylight long before you run out of fun.
Read More2. Redmond
Centrally located between Seattle, Bellevue, and the Sammamish River Valley, Redmond is in the heart of the area’s finest attractions. The city’s expansive parks and endless trails are perfect for outdoor activities, and Redmond Town Center, the city’s largest shopping complex, has over 110 shops, restaurants, and entertainment experiences to explore. Make time to check out the Microsoft and Nintendo visitor centers. Below, you can find information about Redmond’s top attractions to help you build the perfect itinerary.
Read More3. Marymoor Park
King County's most active park, more than 3 million people visit Marymoor annually to explore every inch of Marymoor's 640 acres packed with recreational activities, rare amenities, and community-enriching events that are first class.
Read More4. Fall City
Fall City is a friendly, Snoqualmie Valley community that is approximately 26 miles east of Seattle.
Read More5. Snoqualmie Falls
From time immemorial, the Snoqualmie Tribe has considered 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.
Read More6. Northwest Railway Museum
The Northwest Railway Museum resides in the grand Snoqualmie Depot, constructed in 1890. 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. Culminate your visit aboard a five-mile train ride in a historic rail coach that provides a unique view of Snoqualmie Falls.
Read More7. North Bend
The cities of Snoqualmie and North Bend will look familiar to anyone who recalls David Lynch’s somewhat macabre television series “Twin Peaks.” Here, you’ll find the restaurant referred to in Agent Cooper’s famous line, “A good cherry pie and a “damn fine cup of coffee.”
Outdoor enthusiasts have long flocked to North Bend for its extensive trail system including the 29-mile hiking and biking Snoqualmie Valley Trail. But the best-known trail here is the one that takes visitors to the summit of Mount Si, the mountain in North Bend’s backyard. Said to be the most-climbed mountain in the United States, Mount Si offers glorious views from its summit, extending all the way to Puget Sound. With a 3,700-foot elevation change, the 8-mile round-trip hike is particularly popular on summer days, but it’s also open during winter and spring.
The trail leads to the summit ridge at the base of the so-called “Haystack.” From there, the short ascent to the actual summit is a scramble that can be dangerous in wet or snowy conditions.
8. Meadowbrook Farm Preserve
This scenic open space 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.
Read More9. Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum
The Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum began with work of one woman, Ada Snyder Hill. She came into the Valley in 1910 to teach school and soon began collecting historic items included in the exhibit she arranged for the 1939 celebration of the platting of North Bend. These items subsequently became the nucleus for the present-day collection that includes cherished artifacts and anecdotes from all corners of the Snoqualmie Valley.
Read More10. Mount Si Hiking
To call Mount Si a popular trail is an understatement. It is hiked each year by upwards of 100,000 people. Its rugged beauty and its proximity to Seattle all but guarantee that the parking lot is overflowing on any nice (and many a not-so-nice) day.
Read More11. Rattlesnake Ledge
This trek to a classic overlook of Rattlesnake Lake and Mt. Si is one of the area's most popular hikes. The views from this well-groomed, busy trail also include Cedar River watershed, Mount Washington, and Chester Morse Lake.
Read More12. Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
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.
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