Mountain Loop Highway Granite Falls To Darrington

Portions of the unpaved section are often closed for periods of several years due.

Mountain loop highway granite falls to darrington. Please call darrington ranger district at 360 436 1155 to give a conditions report after your visit. Forest service road 20 and passes several usfs campgrounds. Mountain loop highway conditions alt. The official scenic byway starts in granite falls and ends in darrington.

The loop highway can be done in a day but there are so many interesting places to visit worth stopping at. The 53 mile long road creates a southern access to darrington from granite falls. The official scenic byway starts in granite falls and ends in darrington but for this drive we are going to make a loop starting and ending in arlington. A stretch of the road is gravel and closes each winter due to snow and road conditions.

Along the mountain loop to reach arlington take exit 208 off i 5. The drive officially ends in darrington but continue to. The entire highway is in snohomish county. We have a cabin just outside granite falls so we visit this area many times each year.

The road is paved part of the way and then extends further on a well preserved dirt road for 40 miles. The mountain loop highway playtime for paved and dirt lovers alike as dirt road access along the west side of the north cascades has shriveled up over the years the mountain loop has remained open for the most part and likely will for years to come. The portion most people refer to as the loop is the eastern end and 54 mile drive from granite falls to darrington close to the glacier peak henry m. Jackson and boulder river wilderness areas with vistas of the mountains rivers waterfalls and more.

To make it a 95 mile loop start in historic arlington follow jordan road along the stillaguamish river to granite falls then take the roundabout to wa 92 east and turn left onto the mountain loop highway. Has reopened mountain loop highway to traffic in both directions from deer creek east of granite falls over barlow pass to bedal creek south of darrington. Sr 530 road and trail condition reports are updated regularly with help from forest visitors trail crews and engineering reports. The mountain loop highway is paved for 34 miles 55 km from granite falls to barlow pass 2349 where the highway becomes unpaved for 13 miles 21 km and then paved again for the remaining 9 miles 14 km to darrington.