These are the nearest public or permitted snow-play options our sources name, with the agency or operator for each one.
Snow-play areas, with sources
Each spot below is named by the public agency or source linked in its card. Anything the source does not say is marked "Not stated by source".
Hyak Sno-Park sledding hill
Snoqualmie Pass, I-90 exit 54
- Drive from downtown
- About 1 hr 6 min, 55 miles, with no traffic or snow (routing estimate from OSRM on OpenStreetMap roads). Snow-day traffic can double it.
- Cost or pass
- Sno-Park permit required; the groomed hill is a special fee area, per Washington State Parks
- Parking
- 150 spaces. No overnight parking.
- Rules
- Open 8 a.m. to dusk. The hill opens only when staff post it open; it was closed for low snow on many days last season.
- Call ahead
- Lake Easton State Park: 509-656-2586
- Source
- Washington State Parks, Hyak (checked October 28, 2026) WA Sno-Park permits (checked October 28, 2026)
Get directions
When snow usually arrives
Our sources do not give snow dates for these areas: Not stated by source. Mountain snow comes and goes with each storm, so call the number on the card before you drive.
Road conditions
Check WSDOT Snoqualmie Pass conditions before you leave. Snow-day crowds fill lots early, and shoulder parking where it is not allowed can get you ticketed or towed.
Winter parking permits (SNO-Park)
California State Parks says: "A SNO-Park permit is required for each vehicle parked at a SNO-Park site from November 1 through May 30 of each year." It lists day permits at $15 and season permits at $40. (California State Parks OHV, SNO-Park Permits, checked 2026-10-28) Oregon's DMV page lists Oregon permits separately. Not every snow-play area on this page is a SNO-Park, so check the card's source.