Getting here

From the North:
From Seattle, Tacoma using I-5 to Elbe, use exit #127 and head east toward Puyallup on Hwy #512 for 1.9 miles. Following the signs to Mt. Rainier, take the second exit to Hwy. 7 - South(Pacific Ave. Parkland, Spanaway and). Stay on Hwy #7 till you see the steam trains in Elbe (approximately 36.2 miles).

From Bellevue, Renton and Kent using the Valley Freeway to Elbe. In Puyallup follow the signs To Puyallup/Olympia", which will take you to Hwy #512. The third exit (3.5 miles) will take you to South Hill and Eatonville on Hwy #161. Stay on Hwy #161 about 12.8 miles, past Graham to the traffic light on 304th St S.E., till you join with Hwy # 7 (2.8 miles). Turn left, and follows the signs to Elbe (22.3 miles).

From Elbe to Mineral: Follow Hwy #7 past the trains, turning right across the bridge heading south. In about 3.7 miles you will crest the hill, prepare to turn left onto Mineral Road North. The turn is at the second sign. Stay on Mineral North for about a mile and a half, you will take a sweep to the right when you first see the lake, follow it to the first intersection, then turn left. You are now on Front St, and will pass the store, American Legion, and the tavern. Turn right just past the tavern, and you will see the church across from the Post Office

From the South:
From Portland or Centralia: On I-5 go to exit 68, and head east on Hwy #12 towards Morton, which is about 31 miles. In Morton, turn left and follow Hwy #7 north. There are signs directing you to Mt. Rainier and Tacoma. About 12 miles out of Morton, Mineral Road South leads off to the Northeast (right). Follow it for about 1.5 miles. Turn right across from the school (there are two streets, and either will work) You will see the church and post office.

What to do and see in Mineral

• Mt. Rainier National Park is just a few minutes away, and Mt. St. Helens National Monument is about an hour.
• You can help ring the bell 15 minutes before Sunday services.
• Mineral Lake is the home of fish as larges as twenty+ inches and 16+ lbs. (The season is from mid-April to early September).
• We have an historic small post-office, (small like 8' x 8').
• There is a museum of restored, steam driven, train engines used in local logging, and the shop where the restorations were done.
• We have hundreds of miles of roads open to mountain biking.