July 22, 2024
EASY FIRE (Okanogan County near Mazama)
SR 20 CLOSED: Effective 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, SR 20 North Cascades Highway is closed in both directions between Granite Creek (MP 148) and Easy Pass trailhead (MP 157) due to wildfire activity and fire mitigation on the Easy Fire.There is no estimated reopening time, and there are no local detours, so take US 2 or I-90.I know it feels like we just went through this (we did!), but this is what we mean when we say wildfire conditions can change quickly. Do not attempt to go around Road Closed signs.
CLOSED TRAILS:
• PCT #2000 Between Grasshopper Pass and Rainy Pass
• West Fork Methow Trail #480 From Trout Creek to PCT Tr. #2000
• Cutthroat Tr. #483 is Closed beyond Cutthroat Lake
• Easy Pass Tr. #741
• East Creek Tr. #756
• Boulder Creek Tr. #729
• Mill Creek Tr. # 755
https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-easy-fire
PIONEER FIRE (Chelan County near Stehekin)
7-25-24 -- The Pioneer Fire is impacting the Community of Stehekin, but as Stehekin is not accessible by car, it does not pose any travel restrictions for driving the roadways of the Cascade Loop.
At this time, visitors are being asked to evacuate the area. Residential areas are now under Level 2 Evacuation Notice.
FOREST CLOSURE: Current closures for the North Cascades National Park: https://www.nps.gov/noca/index.htm.
The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has a closure order in place for much of the fire area: https://bit.ly/PioneerClosure. Campfires are prohibited.
https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/wases-pioneer
To see Live Traffic see WSDOT's Traffic Map
https://wsdot.com/Travel/Real-time/Map/
To follow fire activity, these public links are updated by the appropriate agencies regularly:
INCIWEB
https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/
Northwest Large Fire Interactive Web Map
https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/firemap.php
Washington Smoke Blog
https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/p/national-interagency-fire-information.html
Chelan County Emergency Management
https://www.facebook.com/CCSOEM/
Okanogan County Emergency Management
https://www.facebook.com/Okanogan.County.Emergency.Management/
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) does an amazing job of keeping our roadways safe and well-maintained. They also are an essential partner in keeping us and our travelers informed about any accidents, closures, or other issues that can impact the normal flow of traffic. Be sure to check out your itinerary using the following resources before you head out!
WSDOT Resources
No one can see the future, but you can plan the best vacation possible with travel alert resources on this page
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