OPEN
NO RESTRICTIONS
Last updated at: NOV 5, 2026, 8:55 AM PST · WSDOT · Pass report Thu, Nov 5, 7:29 AM
Stevens Pass is open, no restrictions in either direction, 36 degrees at the summit, road surface bare and wet with ice in places, updated Thu, Nov 5, 7:29 AM.
Dryden, Chelan County · US 2 milepost 108 · Elevation about 944 ft · About 43.4 miles east of Stevens Pass summit
Eastbound over Stevens Pass
Summit 4,061 ft · 36°F at the summit · Bare and wet with ice in places.
Westbound over Stevens Pass
Summit 4,061 ft · 36°F at the summit · Bare and wet with ice in places.
Dryden is a quiet valley community between Peshastin and Cashmere, ranch and orchard land in the Wenatchee River's wide green bottom, named for a Canadian railroad engineer. The highway rolls through on a gentle grade, the river stays in view, and the whole place runs at valley pace. For pass drivers Dryden is a milepost of decompression: the mountains are behind, the snow line is usually above the roofline, and the drive has become a cruise.
Straightforward as it looks, the Dryden stretch earns respect on winter mornings when valley fog sits between the orchard rows and visibility drops to a few car lengths, and again at harvest and blossom season when slow farm equipment shares the road. This is also where eastbound drivers who white knuckled the pass need to fight the urge to make up time: the valley's speed enforcement is famously attentive, and Wenatchee is twenty minutes away at the limit.
The full Stevens Pass conditions page carries the summit story: avalanche zones, the two climbs, and the storm playbook.
Every camera on the highway is on the US 2 cameras page, in milepost order from Everett to Wenatchee.
Planning the whole drive? The route pages break the corridor into its three drives.
What is the weather in Dryden today?
The weather section on this page shows the current National Weather Service picture for Dryden itself, with the hourly and seven day outlook. Valley weather and summit weather are different facts on this corridor, so check both before a pass drive.
How far is Dryden from Stevens Pass?
Dryden sits at US 2 milepost 108, about 43.4 highway miles east of the Stevens Pass summit at milepost 64.6. The live Stevens Pass status at the top of this page is the current word on the pass itself.
Do I need chains leaving Dryden today?
Check the live Stevens Pass posting at the top of this page. The posting in force at the summit applies to the whole mountain segment, and the chain law page explains what each posting requires of your vehicle.
