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Information page for classes at Wallace Falls Lodge

Information page for attending our class at Wallace Falls Lodge.  A few days before the class you will recieve an email with additional information, and a link to our online membership application which you'll need to fill out.

ADDRESS / DIRECTIONS:

Address: 14424 Wallace Lake Rd, Gold Bar WA 98251

You can use the above address to print off directions from www.google.com or www.mapquest.com.

1 hour 10 min from Sea-Tac Airport. (Without rush hour traffic you should reach us in an hour from Bellevue, Kirkland, etc.)

From Seattle take I- 5 to Everett, get on Hwy 2 heading E to GoldBar.  From the airport take 405 N to 522 E, then in Monroe get on  Hwy 2 E to Gold Bar.

Wallace Falls Lodge is located in Goldbar, WA about 1 and 1/2 miles off of Highway 2.  Once in Goldbar, you can follow the signs to Wallace Falls State Park (or) From Hwy 2 turn North on 1st.  At 2nd 4 way stop turn right on May Creek Road then where the road forks, stay left on Ley Road.  Cross the Wallace River and arrive at the State Park entrance on the left.  Wallace Falls Lodge is on the gravel road just to the left of the Park's entrance.  On that private gravel road, turn left on the 2nd driveway. Marked with their sign.

ACCOMODATIONS:

A limited number of rooms are available at the lodge.  They can only be booked through OUR website and are non-refundable.  Staff at Wallace Falls Lodge do not handle booking rooms for our events (please do not contact the staff at Wallace Falls Lodge).  If you are staying at the lodge and arrive late on Friday just ring the front doorbell, it only rings in the innkeeper's rooms and they come show you to your room.

There are motels in Sultan, just a few minutes down the highway from the lodge. There's the Dutch Cup http://www.dutchcup.com/ and the Steven's Pass Motel http://www.stevenspassmotel.com/.

In Monroe, about 20 minutes from the lodge there are several more hotel options.

  1. The Best Western in Monroe 19233 Highway 2, Monroe, Washington, 98272 Phone: (360)794-3111. (our members get a discount at the Best Western, ask for the 'corporate rate' when placing your booking)
  2. The Guest House Inn & Suites 19103 Highway 2 Monroe, WA 98272 Phone: (360) 863-1900 (our members get a discount at the Guest House Inn, ask for the "Log Home Association discount' when placing your booking)
    Monroe Motel 20310 Old Owen Rd Monroe, WA 98272-9751 Phone: (360) 794-6751
  3. We do not recommend the Fairground Inn (in Monroe).
  4. There is no camping at the class location.  Unfortunately there are no nearby campgrounds.
  5. One of the top B&Bs in the area: If you don't mind traveling a little further, we highly recommend the Gaylord House B&B in Everett, WA. We've never heard anything except rave reviews about them, and they offer our members a special package -- three nights for the price of two, which is a terrific deal. Call them at  +1 425 339 9153 or +1 888 507 7177 make a reservation. The owners go to great lengths to take care of Association members.

CLASS INFORMATION: some details about attending the class.

CAR RENTALS:  If you're flying in for the class we recommend renting a car.  There is no reliable bus service that goes from SeaTac to Gold Bar, and a taxi or shuttle is more expensive than a rental car. 

    At the Seatac airport there are five rental car companies that have a desk at the airport and on-location cars. The next four offer on-site counter but you take a bus to their lot to retrieve your car. And there are a few more near the airport that do not have a desk at the airport (but will probably have the best rate).

    On-site counter and cars
    Alamo: (206) 431-7588, 1-800-462-5266
    Avis: 1-800-331-1212
    Budget: 1-800-435-1880
    Hertz: 1-800-654-3131
    National: 1-800-328-4567
    On-site counter, off-site cars
    Advantage: 1-800-777-5500, (206) 824-0161
    Dollar: (206) 433-5825
    Enterprise: (206) 248-9013
    Thrifty: (206) 246-7566
    Off-site counter and cars
    Ace Extra Car Rentals: (206) 248-3452
    Century/Rent Rite: (206) 246-5039
    U Save: (206) 242-9778
    Payless Car Rental: (206) 241-5756

     AIRFARE

    With the Internet it's pretty easy to find good travel bargains, but we thought we'd list out a few tips in case you haven't heard of these options.

    JetBlue
    JetBlue is a new passenger airplane company that only sells their tickets on the Internet at their website. They usually have outstanding fares. Unfortunately, the only flights to Seattle on JetBlue are from JFK in New York City. However the rate is very good (as of this writing, $99 each way) so it might be worth driving to JFK if you are in the New York area.

    Southwest Airlines
    Anywhere that Southwest flies always has much lower airfares. As far as we know they do not currently fly out of New York City, but they do fly out of several nearby airports, such as Hartford, Albany, Providence, etc. We strongly recommend checking their web site to see if there are any airports near you that are serviced by them. It might be worth the extra hassle of driving to a slightly farther-away airport to save a couple hundred bucks.

    Alaska Airlines
    Alaska Airlines has excellent, inexpensive service to Seattle from all around the West Coast. We recommend checking their web site for the latest fares.

    United Airlines
    United Airlines usually offers some "Internet Only" deals on their web site. As of this writing they are offering a roundtrip from Denver for $176 per person. Those deals don't usually last long, so when you see a good rate on the web site you need to jump on it.

     DISCOUNT TRAVEL SITES

    After you've combed the above airlines for the best rates, compare them to rates you find on Travelocity ,Expedia, CheapTickets, Orbitz, TravelZoo and Priceline. If you still haven't gotten the fare you want, call your local travel agent and ask them to find the lowest fare for you. Be sure and tell them that you want them to check prices with their consolidators (companies that specialize in bulk discount tickets).

    We recommend Travelocity for online travel searches because they seem to have the best deal on trips to the Seattle area.

    If you book airfare, hotel and rental car all together you can get extra "package" discounts as well.

    You might also try SideStep, an outboard software program that searches multiple sources on the Internet at once and compares them for you. We've heard good things from our members about it, so it might be worth a try.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

  1. Each member of your party must fill out an electronic membership application. We will e-mail you a link to the online form approximately two weeks before the class.
  2. Laptop computers, recording devices of any kind (ie, tape recorders), and cameras are not permitted in class.  No pictures are allowed at the facility. 
  3. Coffee, tea, candy and Skip’s famous home-made (?) cookies will be provided continuously throughout the day.
  4. A free lunch will be provided on both days of your class, as well as dinner on the second day of class. However, please note that our meals are fairly basic (burgers, sandwiches, pasta, etc) and do not usually include vegetarian or vegan options. If you have special dietary needs you should pack your own meals.
  5. We are a private Association.  Some people are not eligible for membership, please be sure you are not on the list.
  6. You should bring: a spiral notebook (for writing notes), an umbrella (we will be outdoors for short periods, and it rains in Seattle quite a lot), and a flashlight (the Pacific Northwest gets dark early).
  7. For the entire weekend, the Wallace Falls Lodge is closed to the general public. That means that visitors and guests (including overnight guests, spouses, etc) are NOT allowed at any time during the weekend unless they are also attending the class.
  8. This class is designed for adults, but mature teenagers may attend with parents (children 13 and older may attend with an adult).  They are eligible for the normal group discount.  Children may not stay at the lodge for the weekend unless they are also members of the Log Home Builders Association.