Meany Lodge
Visitors to Meany
During the summer, Meany offers a range of activities including biking, hiking, mushroom hunting and the opportunity to learn all sorts of skills and make friends during work parties. Come learn to splice ropes, maintain tracked vehicles, conduct forestry projects, do plumbing or carpentry, maintain trails, and more! To register for fall work parties, use these links: Sept 26-27, Oct 10-11, Oct 24-25, Nov 7-8
Meany Lodge on Social Media
Follow the Meany Lodge Facebook or Instagram pages to see photos and videos from our Spring Carnival, winter weekends, and stewardship weekends.
UpcomING Events
- Work Parties - Meany is run by volunteers like you! Come make new friends and learn what it takes to operate a ski area, prepare trails, fix machinery, and improve the lodge. Participation in work party weekends is free and provides stewardship credit. Sept 26-27, Oct 10-11, Oct 24-25, Nov 7-8
- Mushroom Weekend, 10/30-11/1/2026 - Registration is open! One benefit of all the rain we get is a bumper crop of mushrooms. Spend a weekend learning to hunt mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest with experts from the local Mycological Society and the Mountaineers. Eat delicious feasts prepared from locally sourced mushrooms. This weekend always fills up - you can add yourself to the waitlist if the event is sold out when you try to register.
Driving Directions to meany Lodge
Coming to Meany Lodge during the summer or fall (typically May to November)? Here are the summer driving directions to Meany Lodge.
Important Details
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Do I need a parking permit to Visit Meany?
A: During the Summer and Fall you can drive all the way to the Lodge where parking is free.
Q: Where can I find out more about Meany Lodge's fascinating history?
A: Check out the Meany Lodge History page.
Q: Are private groups allowed at Meany?
A: Yes! If you are looking to hold a secluded seminar or a rustic day/weekend retreat, whether it be Northwest Trackers, Sierra Club, a school function, a family reunion or even a wedding, rates are per person for day use or room & board. Contact us for special rates for non-profit group use.
Q: Is there a map of the cross-country trails?
A: The snowrec.org website for Crystal Springs has a nice geopdf of cross-country ski and dog-sled trails in the area.
Celebration of Patti Polinsky
Patti was the founder of the Meany and Mountaineers Ski School and a bedrock member of the Meany Committee. A recording of the Mountaineer's celebration of her life is available online.
CONTACT
- General: [email protected] or [email protected]
- Registration and sign-up issues: [email protected]
- Lessons and Winter Sports: [email protected]
- Lodge: 206-321-1320. This number is only monitored when the lodge is open.