Outdoors

Mountain pass connecting South Sound to prime hiking and eastern WA to open Friday

Hikers can find great trails on Mount Rainier in the Chinook Pass area. The scenic hikes offer great views of mountains, lakes, rivers and wildflowers.
Hikers can find great trails on Mount Rainier in the Chinook Pass area. The scenic hikes offer great views of mountains, lakes, rivers and wildflowers. Courtesy of Paul Krupin

Chinook Pass will reopen Friday as the summer season approaches and snow continues to melt.

The pass that takes state Route 410 through the Cascades will reopen at 8 a.m. There will be minor construction delays, but most of the washout is complete, according to the WSDOT X account for Snoqualmie Pass.

After Friday, all of state Route 410, which closes at Chinook Pass each winter, will be open, the account said.

The Chinook Pass provides access to several popular hiking trails, including the Sheep Lake and Naches Peak trailheads.

This story was originally published May 30, 2024 at 1:54 PM with the headline "Mountain pass connecting South Sound to prime hiking and eastern WA to open Friday."

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Puneet Bsanti is the East Pierce County Reporter for The News Tribune. She started with the newspaper in 2023 as the breaking news reporter. After she graduated from Washington State University, she was an intern for the Bellingham Herald. Her work in breaking news was recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2022. Support my work with a digital subscription
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