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.
Monroe, Snohomish County · US 2 milepost 24 · Elevation about 100 ft · About 40.6 miles west 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.
Monroe is the last full service town on the west side of Stevens Pass and the natural staging point for the drive. It sits where US 2 meets SR 522 from Seattle and SR 203 down the Snoqualmie Valley, so traffic from three directions funnels through here before the foothills. The Evergreen State Fairgrounds anchor the west end of town, and every grocery, hardware store, and tire shop in Monroe knows what a chain restriction weekend looks like.
Smart pass drivers treat Monroe as the decision point: check the live Stevens Pass status here, buy chains here if the rack at home is empty, and expect the drive to change character within fifteen minutes of leaving town. East of Monroe the valley narrows, the river closes in, and services thin out to Sultan and Gold Bar. In winter, WSDOT and the State Patrol both stage out of the Monroe area when a storm is working the pass, and the reader boards here give the first official word of a restriction.
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 Monroe today?
The weather section on this page shows the current National Weather Service picture for Monroe 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 Monroe from Stevens Pass?
Monroe sits at US 2 milepost 24, about 40.6 highway miles west 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 Monroe 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.
