From the Seattle/Tacoma Area
Take I-5 North to Everett or 522 to Monroe and take Stevens Pass, Highway 2, east to Wenatchee.Continue on Highway 2 following signs to East Wenatchee/Okanogan, crossing the Columbia River.
Turn left at the junction and continue north on Highway 2/97 (listed on some older maps as Hwy. 151) to Okanogan/Orondo/Brewster/Pateros. This route follows the east side of the Columbia River and is a faster route than 97A. Continue on Highway 97/151 towards Okanogan bearing left at the junction at Orondo where Highway 2 turns right to Spokane.
Approximately 58 miles north of Wenatchee turn left at Pateros onto Highway 153 (20) to Riverbend. Drive approximately 33 miles west through Twisp and you will be at the Riverbend entrance.
Alternate Route
Follow I-90 east over Snoqualmie Pass to the junction with Highway 97 over Blewett Pass to the junction with Highway 2, 4 miles east of Leavenworth. Turn right onto Highway 2 east to Wenatchee and follow directions above from Wenatchee.
North Cascades Route
From I-5 approximately 65 miles north of Seattle turn east onto Highway 20 towards Burlington and the North Cascades Highway. Follow Highway 20 approximately 132 miles east to Winthrop. Continue on Hwy 20 approximately 7 miles to Riverbend (mile marker 199). We will be on the left along the Methow River. This is the most popular and scenic route to Eastern Washington, however, this pass is closed from approximately mid-November through mid-April from 17 miles west of Winthrop to just east of Newhalem. Please check the Mountain Pass Road Information Reports during this time to verify that the pass is open.
From the East - Spokane
Drive west on Highway 2 to the junction with Highway 174 (to 173 and 17) just west of Wilbur.
Turn right at this junction, and proceed NE on 174 through Grand Coulee to Leahy. Continue west on 17 past Chief Joseph Dam through Bridgeport, cross the Columbia River, to the junction with Highway 97 at Brewster.
Turn left and follow Highway 97 down the west side of the Columbia River approximately 7 miles to Pateros. Just after crossing the bridge, turn right onto Highway 153 (to 20). Drive approximately 33 miles west through Twisp and you will arrive at Riverbend. We are located on the right side of the highway about 2 1/2 miles outside Twisp.
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