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Sedro-Woolley is a city in The Skagit Valley in the Northwest Washington region of Washington State.
If you want to understand Washington state's logging history, start in Sedro-Woolley. Logging is not a thing of the past in Sedro-Woolley. You'll still see loggers walking into Oliver-Hammer to buy cork boots and hickory shirts.
WA-20 passes through town, from the west towards Burlington and Interstate 5 exit #231, and from the east along the North Cascades Highway towards North Cascades National Park.
WA-9 passes through town, from the south towards Arlington and from the north towards Sumas and the Canadian border.
From Mount Vernon Station take the 70x going towards Concrete via Sedro Woolley. Likewise one can also take the 205 bus from Mt Vernon Station to Skagit Valley College (SVC). From SVC the same bus becomes the 305 which continues towards Sedro Woolley.
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Map of Sedro-Woolley
Skagit Transit, ☏ +1 360-757-4433, custserv@skagittransit.org. Operates bus service within Skagit County including within and between Anacortes, Burlington, La Conner, Mount Vernon, and Sedro-Woolley. Route 300 (Sedro-Woolley Loop) serves as a local circulator within Sedro-Woolley.
(updated Sep 2022)
Find the old-time logging equipment such as the Mac Yarder “Little Tugger” and the Steam Donkey that depict Sedro-Woolley’s history.
48.505817-122.2445411 Harry Osborne Park. Featuring the old steam train, Engine Number 2, that in past years acted as the City’s Visitor’s Center. (updated Oct 2024)
48.50451-122.23642 Sedro-Woolley Museum, 725 Murdock St, ☏ +1 360-855-2390.
48.511-122.22753 North Cascades National Park Service Complex Headquarters and Public Information Center, 810 Moore Street (State Route 20). Operated jointly with the Mt. Baker District of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and North Cascades Institute. Exhibits: Relief map of the nearby North Cascades National Park and adjacent national forests. Information desk, sales area with books, maps, videos, and other items. (updated Oct 2024)
48.64789-122.21291 Lake Whatcom Railway (From the intersection of Highways 9 and 20, travel north on Highway 9 for 10 miles and turn right at NP Rd), ☏ +1 360-441-0719. Ride on train cars that are over 100 years old pulled by a steam engine. (updated Jun 2023)
On the 4th of July, Sedro-Woolley hosts a chainsaw carving contest. The city buys several sculptures each year and displays them around town. They now have more than 25 carvings to see.
48.50373-122.23841 Oliver-Hammer Clothes Shop, 821 Metcalf St, ☏ +1 360-855-0395. Since 1921, Oliver-Hammer Clothes Shop has provided working men and women with quality outdoor and work clothing at a fair price.
48.50311-122.236351 Hal's Drive In, 321 State St, ☏ +1 360-855-0868. A legend.
48.50268-122.254541 Cascade Pizza, 852 W State Route 20, ☏ +1 360-856-1136. Live music, beer, pizza. Twisted Sister played here!
48.5101-122.229341 Three Rivers Inn, 210 Ball St, toll-free: +1-800-221-5122. (updated Jun 2023)
Baker Lake, 30 miles east, off of WA-20 in the shadow of Mount Baker, is popular for hiking, canoeing and angling
Mount Baker - a ski resort with world-record snowfall in the shadow of a volcano
North Cascades National Park - Jagged peaks, deep valleys, cascading waterfalls and over 300 glaciers adorn the scenic North Cascades Highway
Sedro-Woolley is on the North Cascade Loop itinerary.
Routes through Sedro-Woolley