This great little strip gives a taste of the backcountry while being close to where a lot of us live. Washington State owns and operates about a dozen airstrips in the state. Most are grass and many are up in the Cascade Mountain Range. Most of these grass strips close from October 1 until June 1 because the ground gets too soft from all of our fall and winter precip. Come June 1, the good weather is here and pent up hunger for a taste of the mountains and grass affects all of us in the area. I planned to fly to Skykomish on Monday, June 2nd, and wasn't surprised to see 3 other pilot buddies on the ground when I arrived.

Here's the route from my home drome in Port Townsend:


Here's the entrance to the Skykomish Valley with Spire Mountain and Gunn Peak. The red line shows my flight path


Here's the approach depiction of my GPS track


Here's the turn from base to final:


Here's Bridal Veil Falls on the way home


Here's Wallace falls:


And here are 4 planes in the parking area:

Never been there! Looks like a neat spot. There are so many great state airports in WA. Thanks Gary.

Trees grow 10’ a year in the NW. Unless some approach trees get dropped, that strip will be helicopter only soon.

Camped there last night. One of my go-to strips. Great place.