Centralia (Washington)
Centralia is a city in the Southwest Washington region of Washington State. Conveniently located between Seattle and Portland, this is a great place to stop for food and supplies.
Centralia Downtown Historic District
Get in
By car
Centralia is located just off of I-5 and is accessed from Exits #81 (Mellan St/City Center) & 82 (Harris Ave/Factory Outlet Way) from the northbound lanes. From the southbound lanes Centralia can be only be accessed from Exit #82. To get to Mellan St (where Exit/Mile Marker #81 is at) continue along the parallel lanes after exiting off at #82, follow the signs.
By train
- Amtrak, 210 Railroad Ave. Centralia is served by the Amtrak Cascades with four times daily service from Seattle and Portland (also twice daily from Eugene and once daily from Vancouver, BC). It is also a stop on the Coast Starlight that runs between Seattle and Los Angeles (via Portland, Eugene and the San Francisco Bay Area). The Coast Starlight makes the same stops between Seattle and Eugene as the Cascades except Tukwila and Oregon City. It makes additional stops in Chemult & Klamath Falls in Oregon, south of Eugene.
By bus
- Greyhound, (stop) S & G Singh Inc, Chevron at 1232 Mellan St (Chevron Gas Station & Convenience Store on Mellan St, off of I-5 at Exit #81), ☎ +1 360 736-9811, toll-free: +1-800-231-2222. Travels primarily on Interstate 5 between (Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Centralia, Kelso/Longview and Portland.) Buses going in both directions do allow some time for passengers to disembark to go into the store to buy something to eat/drink, use the restrooms and/or smoke, tickets in the store. Take the local Twin Cities bus going west to get into downtown.
- Grays Harbor Transit Rt #45, (stop) Amtrak station at 210 Railroad Ave, ☎ +1 360 532-2770. Route starts from the front of the Amtrak depot, goes to Aberdeen/Hoquiam via Rochester, Oakville, Elma and Montesano. Bus operates thrice on Mondays through Fridays only. Otherwise take the Greyhound bus up to downtown Olympia and transfer to the #40 bus.
Get around
See
- RichArt's Art Yard (I-5 Exit 82 to Harrison Avenue east. The Art Yard will be on the left.). Outsider artist RichArt, aka Richard Tracy has made his own fantastical world out of everything from bike parts to doll heads and it is well worth the short trip off of I-5 to check it out. suggested donation of $5.
Do
- 🌍 Great Wolf Lodge Grand Mound’s Water Park. - located in Centralia
Buy
Eat
Drink
- Olympic Club Pub, 112 N Tower Ave (former card room of the Olympic Club Hotel). Su-Th 7AM-Midnight, F-Sa 7AM-1AM. One of the McMenamin's bar/hotels.
Sleep
- Holiday Inn Express, 1233 Alder St, ☎ +1 360 330-9441.
- Motel 6, 1310 Belmont Ave, ☎ +1 360 330-2057, fax: +1 360 330-2066.
Go next
| Routes through Centralia |
| Seattle ← Tumwater ← | N  |
→ Chehalis → Portland |
| Aberdeen ← Elma ← | W  |
→ Chehalis → Yakima |
| Seattle ← Lacey ← | N  |
→ Kelso → Portland |
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