Cle Elum Transfer Station

Small, no-frills transfer station tucked just off Number 5 Mine Road that locals use when hauling household trash, yard debris, or small loads from projects. Trucks compact the material here and then haul it out to a landfill elsewhere, so it’s a handy short drive compared with going to a distant dump. Regular folks from town and nearby properties stop in between regular trash runs and spring cleanups.

There’s a single entrance with a manned booth and a drive-over scale nearby, so expect to slow down and have the truck weighed. Pull forward as directed, separate anything yard- or recycling-related according to Washington State rules, and then tip or drop off in the area the attendant points out. The site looks industrial-concrete pads, metal bins, and a few compactors-so plan on dust and the smell of compressed trash on windy days. Weekends and warm-weather cleanup times usually have a line, while weekday mornings tend to be quieter.