Sedro-Woolley

Sedro-Woolley is a city (formerly two cities that couldn't agree on a combined name) in the Skagit Valley in northwest Washington State. If you want to understand Washington state's logging history, start here. Logging is not a thing of the past. You'll still see loggers walking into Oliver-Hammer to buy cork boots and hickory shirts. == Get in == === By car === State Route 20 (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. State Route 9 (WA-9) passes through town, from the south towards Arlington and from the north towards Sumas and the Canadian border. === By bus === 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. (updated Sep 2022) From Mount Vernon Station: take the 70x going towards Concrete via Sedro-Woolley. take the 205 bus to Skagit Valley College (SVC). From SVC the same bus becomes the 305 which continues towards Sedro-Woolley. == Get around == Route 300 (Sedro-Woolley Loop) serves as a local circulator within Sedro-Woolley. == See == Find the old-time logging equipment such as the Mac Yarder “Little Tugger” and the Steam Donkey that depict Sedro-Woolley’s history. 1 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) 2 Sedro-Woolley Museum, 725 Murdock St, ☏ +1 360-855-2390. 3 North Cascades National Park Service Complex Headquarters and Public Information Center, 810 Moore St (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) == Do == 1 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) === Events === Loggerodeo. 4th of July weekend. 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. (updated Jun 2026) == Buy == 1 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. == Eat and drink == 1 Hal's Drive In, 321 State St, ☏ +1 360-855-0868. A legend. 2 Cascade Pizza, 852 W State Route 20, ☏ +1 360-856-1136. Live music, beer, pizza. Twisted Sister played here! == Sleep == 1 Three Rivers Inn, 210 Ball St, toll-free: +1-800-221-5122. (updated Jun 2023) == Connect == == Go next == 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.