Snoqualmie Fire Lookouts Association

06/26/2026

Saturday, July 11th- Kelly Butte Re-furbishment hauling day:

SFLA will be re-roofing and refurbishing Kelly Butte this summer and we are looking for assistance with hauling, as well as roofers! Haul day will be Saturday, July 11th and will involve hauling 10-15 lb packages of roofing materials up to the lookout in preparation for roofing work later in the summer. We have a bunch of scouts coming out to help, but would love to see more volunteers-- we have about 100 packages to go up!

Please consider coming out to help us. Sign up here:

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06/02/2026

05/28/2026

SFLA members ROCK! We are not just about lookouts, we are about preserving the Forest! At the request of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest - US Forest Service Snoqualmie Ranger District, we showed up for a work party at the infamous "shooting pit" on FS 70 to do a cleanup. It was an overcast and slightly rainy day, but 11 members of SFLA were there (plus one from the Rivian Club) and we went to work. We FILLED a 40' dumpster and even ran out of garbage bags! I can't say it is "clean" but it is certainly "cleaner". USFS is working on more and different signs to try to get people to clean up after themselves, so hopefully that will work.

05/23/2026

145 Members of SFLA are raring to go for this season-- hopefully it will be quiet and not smoky!
Suntop and Kelly Butte will open for operational service on June 20th and probably stay open until Oct 4th (or when we start seeing snowflakes). Both are open for visitors to the lookout cabins 8am to 5pm; Stop by to talk to the staffer and hear how we contribute to spotting fires.
The gate at Suntop is open when the lookout is staffed 8am to 8pm. It may close earlier after Labor Day as the road gets a bit dark.
If you want to hold your special event (wedding, gender reveal, pre-nup signing) you need permission. Reach out to Tyler Willingham [email protected] for info on how to use these places for your special day.
Kelly Butte will be closed for a week in late July in order to get a new roof-- stay tuned for more info.
See you at the lookouts this summer
Picture is courtesy of our talented Marv Heston!

03/30/2026

SFLA is starting to gear up for another summer season at the lookouts.
And we are looking for willing recruits to help stand duty! Consider joining us if you aren't already a member!

The Snoqualmie Fire Lookouts Association (SFLA) is dedicated to the support the restoration, maintenance, upkeep and continued operation of Forest Fire Lookouts, Suntop, Kelly Butte and Granite Mountain in the Snoqualmie Ranger District as operational and in-service fire lookouts.

03/30/2026

Great article on fire lookouts in Montana... very applicable to the fire lookouts we care for!

Mid-morning light made soft by wildfire smoke filters through the pine boughs in the Whitefish Range. Leif Haugen, Northwest Montana’s longest serving fire lookout, ventures out for drinking water ahead of the hottest part of the August day. He walks about a mile and a half down to a mossy stream ...