Winthrop
Winthrop is a town in the Methow Valley, in North Cascades region of Washington State. This eastern gateway to North Cascades National Park has retained its historic frontier-town roots.
Understand
[edit]With 300 days of sunshine, it's a popular base for backpacking, climbing, and backcountry skiing. It is also the base for the Methow Trails, a destination for cross country skiing.
Get in
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By car
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WA-20 passes through town, from Twisp to the east and North Cascades National Park to the west. WA-20 closes during the winter west of Winthrop, and is also subject to temporary winter storm closures.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]Main Street Winthrop has maintained an Old West feel, with simple wooden storefronts and antique signage.
- 1 Shafer Historical Museum, 285 Castle Ave.
Do
[edit]Winter sports
[edit]- Methow Trails. Over 120 miles of cross country skiing trails, making the Methow Valley one of the premier locations in the world for this sport.
- 1 Winthrop Ice Rink, 208 White Ave.
Nature
[edit]- 2 Pearrygin Lake State Park, 625 Bear Creek Rd.
Climbing
[edit]- 3 Mazama (From US-20, turn onto Lost River Rd/Mazama and drive 1/4 mile). Some of the best single- and multi-pitch sport climbing in Washington.
Buy
[edit]Winthrop is the last full-services stop along westbound WA-20 until Concrete, 104 miles east.
Eat
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[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Riverrun Inn. secluded cabins, rooms and a house on the Chewuch River, walking distance to downtown Winthrop
- Sun Mountain Lodge. luxury hotel
- Chewuch Inn & Cabins (1825), 223 White Ave, ☏ +1 509 996-3107. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Offers lodging with a hearty breakfast and an outdoor spa with cross country skiing, mountain biking and other outdoor recreation activities nearby. $90-200.
Go next
[edit]- North Cascades National Park, some of the most dramatic and wild mountain scenery in the Pacific Northwest
- Chelan, at the foot of a 50-mile-long lake
Winthrop is on the North Cascade Loop itinerary.
| Routes through Winthrop |
| North Cascades N.P. ← Mazama ← | W  E |
→ Twisp → Omak |