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It looks showery up there this week. Probably not enough to quench the fires, but certainly helpful. Definitely enough to screw up our hiking plans for the week.

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Looks like the following Cross Country zones are now closed due to the Sourdough Fire.  Hope you didn't have the Pickets on your agenda this August or September.  

Cross-country Zones

  • Sourdough 
  • Davis Peak 
  • Terror Basin 
  • Elephant Butte
  • Luna
  • Challenger 
  • Prophet
  • Tapto Lakes 
  • Middle Lakes 
  • Bear Mountain 
  • Depot 
  • Spickard
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Washington State Department of Transportation
Northwest Region – 1019 Andis Road  – Burlington, WA 98233 – 360-757-5999

TRAVEL ADVISORY
Aug. 16, 2023

Contact:     RB McKeon, communications 360-399-9328
                  Lauren Loebsack, communications 509-860-0000

SR 20 North Cascades Highway now closed between Newhalem and Silver Star Campground due to Sourdough and Blue Lake wildfires

NEWHALEM – The Washington State Department of Transportation in partnership with the Sourdough Fire Incident Northwest Management Team 10 and the U.S. Forest Service have extended the closure along State Route 20/North Cascades Highway from milepost 120 in Newhalem to milepost 171 at the Silver Creek gate, approximately 22 miles west of Winthrop due to the Sourdough Fire and Blue Lake Fire

The National Park Service has closed camping, trailheads, overlooks, pullouts and other recreation east of Newhalem due to fire activity. There is no access to North Cascades national Park and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area from the Bridge Creek trailhead or via Blue Lake, Maple Pass or Twisp Pass. There are no reroutes for the Pacific Crest Trail at this time. Additional details about trail, area and camp closures are available on the North Cascades National Park Service complex website and the U.S. Forest Service alerts website

During the closure of SR 20, people can use I-90, US 2 and 12 for east-west travel across the state. 

WSDOT crews will continue to partner with Incident Managment Teams responding to both fires. Road closure information is posted in the WSDOT real-time travel center and @wsdot_north and @wsdot_east on X/Twitter and updates will be provided as available.

The Sourdough Fire started with a lightning strike on July 29 near Diablo in the steep and rugged terrain of Ross Lake National Recreation Area. The Blue Lake Fire began on Aug. 15, approximately 20 miles west of Winthrop on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. A cause has not determined at this time. Sections of SR 20 have been closed since Friday, Aug. 4. 

Hyperlinks within the release:

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