Sammamish: I-90 at MP 51.3: Franklin Falls
Among the places of Washington’s Cascade Range, the Franklin Falls area stands out for its position along Interstate 90 in the forested Snoqualmie Pass corridor. This stretch lies near the South Fork Snoqualmie River, whose tributary country includes Franklin Falls, a three-tiered waterfall reached by a popular trail from the Denny Creek area. Steep, conifer-covered slopes hem in the highway as it crosses the central Cascades between the Puget Sound lowlands and eastern Washington. The corridor has long been important for crossing the mountains; today I-90 is the principal east–west interstate route through this part of the state. Franklin Falls brings a major transportation link close to public forest and waterfall trails.
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Sammamish lies along the eastern side of Lake Sammamish, where the forested Sammamish Plateau rises above the water between Seattle’s Eastside and the Cascade foothills. Primarily residential, the city is threaded with neighborhood green space and trails, while Beaver Lake and Pine Lake provide nearby places for walks and waterside recreation. Sammamish Commons forms a civic focal point with public facilities and parkland. Incorporated in 1999, Sammamish is a comparatively young city whose setting reflects the lakes, wetlands and evergreen woodland of western Washington. Place Sammamish in its Eastside setting by browsing webcams nearby.
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