Ellensburg

Ellensburg is located at the junction of Interstates 90 and 82, approximately 110 miles east of Seattle and 170 miles west of Spokane. Road is the only practical way in, there is no air or rail service. Greyhound has four departures daily to Seattle from a stop at the western edge of town (see below).

• Interstate 90 (I-90) is located south of town. Ellensburg is accessed from Exits #106 (W. University Way & Thorp Hwy) and 109 (S Canyon Rd). Located 110mi/165km (1hr38min) east of Seattle and 170mi/272km (2hr44min) west of Spokane.
• Interstate 82 (I-82) begins southeast of Ellensburg at Exit 110 from I-90. I-82 goes southeast through Yakima (36mi/57.5km), Toppenish, Sunnyside, Tri-Cities (113mi/181km) and down into Hermiston, Oregon (142mi/227km) to Interstate 84. From I-84, I-82 starts from Exit #179.
• US-Hwy 97 goes another 160mi/256km (3hr) north to Omak and another 48mi/77km (:45min) from Omak to Osoyoos, BC by Lake Osoyoos, just over the U.S./Canadian border. From I-90, access to US Hwy 97 northbound is off of Exit #106 and the first left (north) from the eastside of the freeway. Going southbound, US-97 follows I-82 to Union Gap just to just south of Yakima where it branches off again on a separate road to Toppenish and south to Biggs Junction, Oregon (Exit #104 along Interstate 84 in Oregon).

By bus

The on 1512 Hwy 97, on US Hwy 97 & University Rd (Exit #106 of I-90) in the outskirts of town serves as a de-facto bus station for:

• Greyhound

  phone: +1 509 925-1177
  address: (bus stop) Love's Truck Stop @ 1512 US Hwy 97
  Travels primarily on Interstate 90 (Seattle,Ellensburg, Moses Lake and Spokane) and another branch continues east on Interstate 82 (Ellensburg, Yakima, Sunnyside, Pasco (in Tri-Cities), Stanford OR at I-84).

• Travel Washington Apple Line

  phone: +1 509 838-4029
  address: (bus stop) Love's Truck Stop @ 1512 US Hwy 97
  goes north from Ellensburg to Omak via Quincy, Pateros, Wenatchee, Okanogan, etc. twice daily along US Hwy 97. See schedules.

• BellAir Airporter

  phone: +1-866-235-5247
  address: (bus stop) Love's Truck Stop @ 1512 US Hwy 97
  Goes from Sea-Tac to Cle Elum, Ellensburg & Yakima. Additional stop at Starbucks CWU @ 908 E 10th (prior reservations required for going both directions).

Central Transit Rt #15 (to 4th & Ruby in downtown) and 16 (to Central Washington University) pick up at the Greyhound stop for the ride into town.
The following bus companies have separate stops in differents parts of town:

• Wheatland Express

  address: (bus stop) McDonald's Parking Lot @ 1304 Canyon Rd
  Regularly scheduled shuttle between Moscow, Pullman, Ellensburg, Bellevue and Tukwila (in the Seattle area). Every Friday, their Weekend Express takes you from Pullman and Moscow to Seattle and return on Sundays. A special service is also deployed during the holiday season and university breaks. Journeys take 2 hours to Seattle from Ellensburg.

• Yakima-Ellensburg Commuter (Yakima Transit Rt#11)

  phone: +1 509 575-6175
  address: (bus stops)11th Ave & N Maple St, Safeway, Super One Foods, Golden Dragon Restaurant
  Commuter bus between Ellensburg and Yakima funded by Central Washington University and Yakima Transit.

The city is small enough to walk on foot in less than an hour.

By bus

• Ellensburg Central Transit

  phone: +1 509 933-2287
  address: (main bus stops) E 4th Ave & N Ruby
  Central Transit operates local buses in/around Ellensburg and the Central Washington University campus (Rt #12, 13, 14, 15 & 16) and to Cle Elum with the Kittitas Conector. The main transfer points for all bus lines are at the southwest corner of the Safeway parking lot on E 4th Ave & N Ruby, at opposite sides of the street (N Ruby) from each other.

• Central Washington University

  phone: +1 509 963-1111
  address: 400 E. University Way
  The ten thousand undergraduates of CWU very nearly outnumber all the other residents of Ellensburg.

• Kittitas County Historical Museum

  phone: +1 509 925-3778
  address: 114 E 3rd Ave
  Located in the historic Cadwell Building in beautiful downtown Ellensburg and consisting of over 9,000 square feet of display space, the Kittitas County Historical Museum seek to collect and preserve the history and heritage of Kittitas County.

• Clymer Museum & Gallery

  phone: +1 509 962-6416
  address: 416 N Pearl St
  Ellensburg's art museum.

• Olmstead Place State Park

  address: 921 N Ferguson Rd

• Dick and Jane's Spot

  address: 101 N Pearl St
  A private home where the entire house and yard are covered in art. Entry is not allowed, but the house is completely visible from outside the fence.

• Gallery One Visual Arts Center

  phone: +1 509-925-2670
  address: 408 N Pearl St
  Gallery One Visual Arts Center is dedicated to the creation, exhibition and appreciation of visual arts in Central Washington.

• Wild Goose Casino

  phone: +1 509 925-5825
  address: 1600 Currier St
  Has a sport bar and grill and happy hour 3-6PM.

• Ellensburg RodeoHeld every Labor Day weekend (usually the first week of September), the Ellensburg Rodeo has been called one of America’s top 25 rodeos. Within the Northwest, it is second in size only to the Calgary Stampede, in Calgary, Alberta. Established in 1923, it regularly attracts more than 600 contestants

• Jazz in the ValleyJazz in the Valley is a three-day festival with over 23 jazz artists in 10 intimate venues, all within walking distance in Historic Downtown.

• Bleachers

  phone: +1 509 962-2337
  address: 730 E University Way
  Sports bar and grill close to CWU campus.

• Campus U-Tote-Em

  phone: +1 509 925-1600
  address: 810 E University Way
  No-frills, old-school nook with counter service for signature burgers, sandwiches, fries & shakes.

• El Caporal II

  phone: +1 509-962-5228
  address: 201 W University Way
  Laid-back Mexican outfit featuring margaritas and classic eats such as tacos and enchiladas.

• Ellensburg Pasta Company

  phone: +1 509-933-3330
  address: 600 N Main St
  Family-friendly Italian cafe with local beer & wines, plus gluten-free options, in comfy digs.

• Safeway

  phone: +1 509 925-2700
  address: 400 N Ruby St

• The Tav

  phone: +1 509-925-3939
  address: 117 W 4th Ave
  Down-home watering hole offering American pub grub, tap brews, simple cocktails, pool & pinball.

• Wing Central

  phone: +1 509-962-5400
  address: 1801 N Walnut St #2
  Lively hangout for sports on flat-screen TVs, plus chicken wings, burgers & 100+ beer choices.

• The Palace Cafe

  phone: +1 509 925-2327
  address: 323 N Main St
  Storied cafe serving American eats amid tin ceilings & wainscoting in a 1908 brick storefront.

• D&M Coffee

  phone: +1 509 925-5313
  address: (Headquarters & roasting plant) 215 W 3rd
  Locally roasted coffee in three locations locally.

• D&M Coffee Downtown

  phone: +1 509 962-9333
  address: 301 N. Pine
  Popular hangout in the middle of downtown, and the locally-roasted coffee is tasty indeed.

• D&M Coffee Uptown

  phone: +1 509
  address: 416 N. Main St
  Popular hangout for uptown, and the locally-roasted coffee is tasty indeed.

• D&M Coffee Drive-Thru

  phone: +1 509 962-6333
  address: 204 S Water St
  A small hangout in the SW edge of town for locally-roasted coffee is tasty indeed.

Iron Horse Brewery

phone: +1 509 933-3134

address: 412 N Main St

Small microbrewery and pub in downtown Ellensburg.

The Tav

phone: +1 509-925-3939

address: 117 W 4th Ave

Down-home watering hole offering American pub grub, tap brews, simple cocktails, pool & pinball.

Whipsaw Brewing

phone: +1 509 968-5111

address: 704 N Wenas St

Whipsaw Brewing is one of the newer breweries in Ellensburg and has a great lineup of beers. There is indoor and outdoor seating with a few games about in the beer garden. A food truck is there pretty much every day. There are mostly common styles of beer brewed here, with maybe a dozen on tap. This is quite a local place, lots of friendly people that are happy to talk beer.

• Best Western Lincoln Inn & Suites

  phone: +1 509 925-4244
  address: 211 W Umptanum Rd

• Quality Inn Hotel & Convention Center

  phone: +1 509 925-9800
  address: 1700 S Canyon Rd

• Super 8

  phone: +1 509 962-6888
  address: 1500 S Canyon Rd

• Ellensburg Public Library

  phone: +1 509 962-7250
  address: 209 N Ruby
  Internet access on the library computers or wifi for personal laptop and mobile devices.

Telephone

The area code for Ellensburg is 509.

By mail

• Ellensburg Post Office

  phone: +1 509 962-4360
  address: 100 E 3rd Ave
  The zip code for Ellensburg, Central Washington State University (CWU) and the surrounding areas is 98926

• Kittitas Post Office

  phone: +1 509 968-3577
  address: 107 Main St, Kittitas WA 98934
  The zip code for the little area of Kittitas southeast of Ellensburg is 98934

• Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park/Wanapum Recreational Area, about 30 miles east
• Liberty B.L.M. Recreation Site, an old gold-mining site 22 miles from Ellensburg
• Summit at Snoqualmie - ski resort at Snoqualmie Pass