---
id: "2226"
name: Chinook Scenic Byway
distance: "85"
duration: Three hours to drive the byway
description: Travel the glacier-fed White River from Enumclaw, over Chinook Pass, to the fertile valley of Naches. Spectacular views of Mount Rainier, dense forests, towering peaks, rocky ridges, and river canyons dominate this journey. Pass by the unique basalt flows of the Columbia Plateau, lush sub-alpine meadows, and waterfalls.
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organization:
  - url: https://www.chinookscenicbyway.com/
    name: Chinook Scenic Byway
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/mbs
    name: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm
    name: Mt. Rainier National Park
  - url: https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/
    name: The City of Enumclaw
designations:
  - All-American Road
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Washington State Scenic Byway
states:
  - WA
ll:
  - -121.992458
  - 47.199172
bounds:
  - - -121.992458
    - 46.74829900000003
  - - -120.78849799999995
    - 47.19944000000004

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Travel the glacier-fed White River from Enumclaw, over Chinook Pass, to the fertile valley of Naches. Spectacular views of Mount Rainier, dense forests, towering peaks, rocky ridges, and river canyons dominate this journey. Pass by the unique basalt flows of the Columbia Plateau, lush sub-alpine meadows, and waterfalls.