The White Pass Scenic Byway passes through small communities, resource lands, river valleys, foothills, and alpine county. The region surrounding the byway includes privately-owned residential, agricultural, commercial and forestland properties, as well as state parks, wildlife areas, power projects with associated recreation lands, the Gifford-Pinchot and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests and Mount Rainier National Park, Mt. Saint Helens National Monument and Mount Adams Wilderness Area.
The Byway is a 501c3 non profit funded by Lewis County.