TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

Leavenworth is located:

21 miles from Wenatchee, WA

192 miles from Spokane, WA

276 miles from Vancouver, B.C. Canada

311 miles from Portland, OR

Getting there...

There are a few options for getting to Leavenworth:

By Bus:

The Northwestern Trailways (www.northwesterntrailways.com) offers direct daily services to Leavenworth from Spokane and Seattle.

a. Seattle – Leavenworth: the trip takes approximately 3 hours, arriving in Leavenworth around 6:10 pm and 12:20 pm. Be advised that the bus station is located in downtown Seattle which is approximately 15 miles from Sea-Tac Int'l airport. Sound Transit (www.soundtransit.org/Riding-Sound-Transit/Schedules-and-Facilities/Central-Link-Light-Rail.xml) and King County Metro Transit (http://metro.kingcounty.gov/) offer connecting services to downtown Seattle.

b. Spokane – Leavenworth: the trip takes approximately 3 hours, arriving in Leavenworth around 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Spokane Transit Authority (www.spokanetransit.com/) provides bus service from Spokane International to the Transportation Plaza located in downtown Spokane.

By Plane:

The City of Leavenworth is not directly served by commercial airliners. The Pangborn Memorial Airport (www.pangbornairport.com), in the City of East Wenatchee, is located about 30 miles from Leavenworth. Horizon Air (www.alaskaair.com/) is the only air service provider for the Wenatchee-Leavenworth area. There are 3 flights per day all originating from Sea-Tac Int'l airport. A shuttle service to and from Leavenworth can be arranged by contacting Angel Saavedra (alsaavedra@fs.fed.us).

You can fly into Sea-Tac Int'l airport (www.portseattle.org/seatac/) or Spokane International Airport (http://spokaneairports.net/), rent a vehicle and drive to Leavenworth. Driving time is approximately 2 ½ hours from either airport.

By Train:

The Amtrak "Empire Builder" route (www.amtrak.com) offers daily service to Leavenworth from Seattle and from Spokane.

a. Seattle - Leavenworth: The trip takes approximately 3 ½ hours, arriving in Leavenworth around 8:00 pm. The return trip service from Leavenworth to Seattle departs at 6:00 am.

b. Spokane – Leavenworth: The trip takes approximately 4 hours, arriving in Leavenworth around 6:00 am. The return trip service leaves for Spokane around 8:00 pm. Be advised that the train station is located approximately 1 ½ miles from the Enzian Inn. If you need transportation to and from the train station, it can be arranged, please contact Angel Saavedra (alsaavedra@fs.fed.us).

LODGING

Conference Location:

Enzian Inn
590 Highway 2
Leavenworth, WA 98826
(509) 548-5269
(800) 223-8511

The venue will be at the Enzian Inn.

60 rooms have been reserved for our conference.

Room rates:

• Single (1) Occupancy: $77.70 (taxes included)

• Double (2) Occupancy: $94.35 (taxes included)

•For Each additional person, 6 years of age and older, add $16.65

Lodging rooms will be held until Friday, September 9, 2011. At this time any remaining unsold rooms will be released for general reservations, but will be available to the group on a space available basis.

Check-in Date & time: Monday, October 10, 2011 at 4:00pm.
Check-out Date & time: Friday, October 14, 2011 at 11:00am.
Groups must schedule a check-out break prior to 11:00am if a function is ending after the 11:00am check-out time.

For those attending the pre-meeting field trips on Monday, Oct. 10, the reduced room rates also apply for Sunday night.

Any lodging rooms cancelled 14 days or less prior to the arrival date will be charged for the cost of the entire stay unless the hotel is able to fill that room.

Note: When booking a room, please use group code: 8402 to receive the per diem rate.

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