Hiker Headlines: Highway 20 closed this weekend, Summit at Snoqualmie parking fees

It’s Nov. 13. Highway 20 will be temporarily closed starting 5 p.m. today, Nov. 13, due to weather conditions. The Summit at Snoqualmie has announced its 2025-26 parking fees. And the government has resumed operations. Here’s some news you may have missed while out on trail this week.

The North Cascades Highway, Highway 20, will be temporarily closed due to weather starting tonight. Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation. 

Highway 20 closed for the weekend: Highway 20, the North Cascades Highway, will be closed between Ross Lake Dam (milepost 134) and the Silver Star gate (milepost 171) starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, due to forecasted snow and rain. The closure will be reassessed on Monday, Nov. 17, for a possible reopening. 

Summit at Snoqualmie winter parking: The Summit at Snoqualmie has announced its parking fees for the 2025-26 season for non-passholders. Visitors will need parking permits between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekends from Nov. 29 through closing day, as well as on Dec. 26–Jan. 2, Jan. 19 and Feb. 16. Permits will be $15 per vehicle in the Summit West, Central and East lots and $25 in the Alpental lot. Carpools of 3+ can park for free in select Summit lots and at Alpental. 

Government resumes operations: The federal government has reopened after a record 43-day shutdown. Millions of federal employees are returning to work after a 6-week furlough. Thank you to everyone who has taken action this year to advocate for our national public lands and continued to support the workers who care for our national parks, national forests and other federally managed lands. Over the past weeks, more than 1,600 of you sent over 5,000 messages to Congress, asking to protect the dedicated staff who work at the National Park Service from planned layoffs. As part of the law that ended the shutdown, Congress shielded public lands employees and other federal staff from layoffs through Jan. 31, 2026.

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