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Larger version of map
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Our “Great
Western Circle” Tour continues back west
toward Seattle
on this page.
Since all of our highways are listed from west to east
you must go from the bottom of this page to the top
of this listing if you are traveling west toward Seattle, WA.
Interstate-90 continues west on our
Issaquah, WA
Area Page
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Interstate-90 eastbound
Milepost 52 King
County / Kittitas County Line
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Exit 52
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West
Summit (eastbound only) –
There is fuel, food, and lodging in the Snoqualmie Pass Area
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Exit 53
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Snoqualmie Pass – elevation 3022 –
There is a Ski Lodge, fuel, food, and lodging in the area.
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Exit 54
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Hyak / Gold Creek – There are no
facilities at this exit.
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Exit 62
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Stampede Pass – elevation 3750 -
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Exit 63
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Cabin Creek Road – There is an RV Park
at this exit.
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Exit 70
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Lake Easton State Park – There is food
and an RV Park at this exit.
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Milepost 71
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Yakima River
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Exit 71
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Easton – There is fuel and Iron Horse
State Park at this exit.
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Exit 74
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West Nelson Siding Road – There are no
facilities at this exit.
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Exit 78
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– Golf Course Road – There is a golf
course and an RV park located near this exit.
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Exit 80
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– Roslyn / Salmon la Sac – There is a
campground at Salmon la Sac – There
are no facilities at this exit.
Village
of Roslyn –
has a population of around 1000 and an elevation of 2,266 feet above
sea level. The TV show Northern
Exposure was filmed here. The Roslyn
Museum has
memorabilia from the filming.
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Milepost 81 – Cle Elum
River
The Town
of Cle Elum –
has a population of around 2000 and an elevation of 1,905 feet above sea
level. This area began as a gold
claim in 1883 and two years later coal was discovered and these large coal
veins were mined until the mid 1960’s.
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Exit 84
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– Cle Elum – HOSPITAL – There is food,
fuel, lodging, and a museum in Cle Elum.
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Exit 85
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– Cle Elum / WA-970 east to Teanaway
and US-97 to Leavenworth
– There is 24 hr. fuel, 24 hr. food, lodging, and an RV park in the area.
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Milepost 89
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– Indian
John Hill Rest Area – elevation
2,141 feet above sea level – There is an RV dump at this rest area
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Milepost 92
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– Elk Heights,
elevation 2,359
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Exit 93
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– Elk Heights Road / Taneum Creek – There
are no facilities at this exit.
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Exit 101
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– Thorp Highway north 2 mi. to Thorp –
There are no facilities at this exit.
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Exit 106
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Ellensburg - US-97 north to Leavenworth –
State Patrol  Office – There is 24 hr. fuel, an RV /
camping park, food, and lodging at this exit.
Visit
our Ellensburg page
City of Ellensburg – has a population of about 15,000 and
an elevation of 1,577 feet above sea level.
The city is located in the Kittitas
Valley and is in the heart of Washington’s Cattle
Country. There was a trading post
located here in the mid 1860’s. The
town really grew when the Northern Pacific Railroad located its main line
in Ellensburg. You can visit the
Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce web site at:
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Exit 109
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Ellensburg / Canyon Road - HOSPITAL – This is the main entrance
into the city and there are all facilities in Ellensburg
The Yakima
Canyon Highway is a alternate scenic highway to Yakima
that follows the Yakima River through the
canyon.
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Exit 110
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– Junction with Interstate 82 south to
Yakima
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Exit 115
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– Kittitas – There is food, 24 hr.
fuel and Olmstead
Place State
Park at this exit.
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Milepost 126
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Ryegrass
Rest Area – elevation 2535
The Village
of Vantage – is on Wanapum Lake,
a lake formed in the Columbia River by
Wanapum Dam. The village is a hub
for all of the local tourist activities, including Ginkgo Visitors
Center and the
Wanapum Dam visitors center 5 mi. to the south.
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Exit 136
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Vantage / Huntzinger Road – There is fuel,
food, lodging, camping, an RV Park, Ginkgo
Petrified Forest State Park, and Wanapum State Park located
at this exit. 
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Milepost 137
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– The Columbia
River
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This is the eastern end of our Traveling I-90 in
the Ellensburg, WA Area Page
Interstate-90
continues east on our
Moses Lake, WA Area Page
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