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Driving roads near Seattle

6 great driving roads within 100 miles of Seattle, hand-picked and fact-checked. The closest is Olympic 101 Lake Crescent, 61 miles out. Distances are straight-line, so drive times will vary.

Stevens Canyon Road19 mi · 40 min · 1,492.7 m summitView the roadbook ›

Olympic 101 Lake Crescent

US 101The West

27 mi · 51 min · 40 corners· 61 mi away

Chinook Pass (Mather Memorial Parkway)

WA 410The West

9 mi · 20 min · 1,657.3 m summit· 63 mi away

Chuckanut Drive

WA 11The West

11 mi · 23 min · 34 corners· 66 mi away

North Cascades Highway

WA 20The West

73 mi · 2 h 27 min · 1,663.3 m summit· 89 mi away

Mount Baker Highway

WA 542The West

23 mi · 46 min · 8 hairpins· 90 mi away

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Driving near Seattle: common questions

What is the best driving road near Seattle?

Stevens Canyon Road, about 64 miles from Seattle as the crow flies. The park road linking Paradise with Ohanapecosh, hugging the canyon wall past waterfalls, glacial valleys and Reflection Lakes.

How many great driving roads are within 100 miles of Seattle?

6 of the roads in our catalogue pass within 100 miles of Seattle, every one mapped from real road geometry and fact-checked.

What is the closest great driving road to Seattle?

Olympic 101 Lake Crescent, about 61 miles away. US 101 hugging a deep glacial lake’s wooded shore.