Snoqualmie

Not to be confused with Snoqualmie Pass, a mountain pass 25 miles to the east.

Snoqualmie Falls

Snoqualmie is a city in the Puget Sound region of Washington. This former railroad junction and logging company town lies just above Snoqualmie Falls.

Understand

The area that is now Snoqualmie had been continuously occupied by members of the Snoqualmie Tribe. The first American settlers arrived in 1858. After a lumber mill was built in 1872, Snoqualmie quickly developed into one of the first logging towns in Washington. When railroads came to the Puget Sound region, Snoqualmie became an important stop, as the junction where a westbound train would turn towards either of the competing ports of Seattle or Tacoma. The first power plant at Snoqualmie Falls was built in the late 1890s, and a small company town grew up to support it. The city of Snoqualmie incorporated in 1903.

Get in

By car

• State Route 202 (WA-202) passes through the center of town, connecting to North Bend and Fall City.
• Interstate 90 (I-90) passes just one mile south of town. Approach from the west via Exit 25 Snoqualmie Parkway or Exit 27 North Bend Way, or from the east via Exit 31 WA-202 North Bend.
• State Route 18 (WA-18) joins with I-90 just south of town, at the end of Snoqualmie Parkway. It connects to I-5 (exit 142A) in Federal Way, through Auburn, Covington, and Maple Valley in southeastern King County.

By bus

• King County Metro, ☏ +1 206-553-3000. Operates bus, streetcar, and monorail routes in King County. Communities within the county served by this operator's routes include Auburn, Bellevue, Bothell, Burien, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Mercer Island, North Bend, Redmond, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle, Shoreline, Tukwila, Vashon Island, White Center, and Woodinville. (updated Jun 2023)

See

• 1 Snoqualmie Falls. 270 foot waterfall, with two viewing locations. A short trail from the parking area leads to an observation deck. The width and volume of the falls widely varies based on recent weather. The land and surrounding concessions are owned by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe. Free. (updated Oct 2024)
• 2 Northwest Railway Museum. Old rail depot with a large collection of locomotives, as well as a 5-mile heritage railroad offering rides on weekends. (updated Oct 2024)

Do

• 1 Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 SE North Bend Way. (updated Nov 2024)

Go next

Snoqualmie is on the Mountains to Sound Greenway, connecting to some of the best outdoor recreation in Washington.

Routes through Snoqualmie

Federal Way ← Auburn ←

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