Lochsloy Store

For a convenience store, I was very impressed. The ladies at the front were very nice and sociable. The food all looked amazing. They have kielbasas, rodeo burgers, scrambles, and chicken strips. Bomb! And of course you can buy a pass for the northwest national forest. Good stuff.

Sadly, with the turnover in management and ownership in the recent years some things that the locals appreciated have suffered. Gone is the espresso stand; new owners raised the rent on that tiny section of potholed parking lot, so it moved next door. Gone are the outhouses; better go in the store and spend money for the privilege of peeing before you hit the road. Gone is any attention to detail; at 2 p.m. on a rainy Sunday afternoon with the store empty and my order the only one on the grill, they still messed it up and even overcharged me. Admittedly, the floor and rugs were very clean and the store has an overall look of organization to its shelves. Hopefully they will continue to offer Forest parking passes for the 2014 summer season and not discontinue this service.

Review a convenience store? Yes. Because I, like many other Seattleites hike a lot, and I, like so many Ginko biloba addicts forget things more like a hobby than a habit. So as I was heading into the park for a hike (realizing I had forgotten several key items – coffee included) and decided to stop.
They had standard coffee and snacks, but also an assortment of cheaply-​prices gloves that I perused (and purchased) as well as Forest passes for sale, which was also good because mine had expired several months ago. The clerk was a nice guy who was incredibly helpful and had reminded me about pass-​parking (and saved me from a ticket!). It’s a great store to have around for last-​minute and forgotten items. Thanks for being a awesome!