State: Washington State
County: King County
In Area: North Fork Snoqualmie Drainage
USGS Quad: Mount Si
Trip Reports and References
- yellowleaf.org: Fred's Beer Garden
- yellowleaf.org: Nadeau, Moolock, and SMC Lakes
- yellowleaf.org: Fuller Mountain
- yellowleaf.org: Fuller Mountain
- yellowleaf.org: Fuller Mountain loop
- yellowleaf.org: Boomerang Peak via logging roads
- yellowleaf.org: Hancock's Comb via logging roads
Description
The gateway to Hancock's Comb, Paperboy Peak, Boomerang Peak, Upper Lake Blethen, Hancock Lake, Calligan Lake, and clear-cuts.
Call the Hancock Forest Management at (360) 825-1637 to get a permit to drive on road 32000 past gate 11. They'll tell you that for $165 (as of 2004/10/28) you can buy a permit at Ace Hardware in North Bend.
Driving Directions
Take I-90 E from Seattle. Take exit 31 and set your odometer to zero at the stop sign. Go N on Bendigo Blvd. At 0.7 miles go right on N Bend Way. At 0.8 miles (two blocks) go left on Ballarat Ave N. At 1.3 miles Ballarat Ave N turns into 420 Ave SE, then at 1.5 miles the arterial turns into NE 12th St, then at 2 miles the arterial turns into 428 Ave SE, and finally at 3.8 miles the arterial turns into North Fork Snoqualmie Road SE. At 4.9 miles at a Y (with deadend signs for both forks) go to the left (uphill). At 5.3 miles North Fork Snoqualmie Road SE turns to gravel.North Fork gate 11 (which blocks road 32000) is at a large 4-way intersection 3.5 miles after the North Fork Snoqualmie Road turns into gravel (8.8 miles from I-90). A permit is required to drive past gate 11, see North Fork gate 11 for more.
Maps
- USGS quad: Mount Si
- Greentrails map: Mount Si
Weather
Inside of
Hancock's Comb from just past North Fork gate 11 (trip report)
Copyright © 2004 Gabriel Deal.