Cascade Loop Scenic Byway

The Cascade Loop Scenic Byway is a 440-mile-long (710 km) National Scenic Byway and Washington State Scenic and Recreational Highway encircling the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington. It follows eight different numbered highways:^[1][2]

• US 2 from Everett to Sunnyslope;
• US 97 Alternate from Sunnyslope to Chelan;
• US 97 from Chelan to Pateros;
• SR 153 from Pateros to Twisp;
• SR 20 from Twisp to Coupeville;
• SR 525 from Coupeville to Mukilteo;
• SR 526 from Mukilteo to Everett; and
• I-5 in Everett

Cascade Loop sign on SR 525 in Mukilteo.

History

From 2012 to 2015, the Washington State Department of Transportation and Plug-In North Central Washington built 32 charging stations at popular destinations along the Cascade Loop, spaced 25 to 50 miles (40 to 80 km) apart, to serve electric vehicles.^[3][4] Additional charging stations belonging to city governments, businesses and homeowners were added to the byway's list of electric charging stations in 2017.^[5][6]

The Cascade Loop was designated as a National Scenic Byway on January 19, 2021.^[7]