Visiting EPA Region 10 (Pacific Northwest)
Seattle office
EPA Region 10's main office is located in downtown Seattle at:
Park Place Building
1200 6th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Contact us at 800-424-4372 or 206-553-1200 or visit contact EPA's Region 10 Office in Seattle for other options.
Visitor check-in
EPA’s Seattle regional office is open to visitors.
Please make an appointment with the staff you plan to visit, or call us at 800-424-4372 or 206-553-1200 to make sure that someone will be available to assist you.
International visitors
Please contact Claudia Else Busch (elsebusch.claudia@epa.gov), 206-553-2115, at least 4 weeks in advance to arrange an appointment for an international visitor or delegation, and for the host and speaker to be available. Learn more about EPA's International Visitors Program.
How to get there
By car:
Paid parking is available in the Park Place building with preferred stalls available for alternative fuel vehicles.
- From northbound I-5: Exit onto Seneca Street (Exit 165), which is a left-lane exit. Turn right onto 6th Avenue. The Park Place building will be on your right. The parking garage entrance is off 6th Avenue on your right.
- From southbound I-5: Exit onto Union Street (Exit 165B), which is a right-lane exit. Stay in the left lane of Union Street and turn left at 5th Avenue. Drive three blocks and turn left on Cherry Street. Turn left on 6th Avenue. The Park Place building will be on your right between Seneca and Union Streets. The parking garage entrance is off 6th Avenue on your right.
By bus:
King County Metro and Sound Transit offer a variety of routes serving the central Puget Sound area.
By train or light rail:
Amtrak and Sound Transit trains serve the King Street Station terminal at 4th and Jackson in downtown Seattle. There are several bus routes that run between our offices and the train station. Sound Transit also operates the Link Light Rail service with stops between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac airport.
By bike:
We have free, covered bike parking located on the first level of the underground parking garage. You can access the garage from 6th Avenue. The Seattle Department of Transportation provides a Seattle bike map on its website.
State and field offices
A small number of Region 10 staff are based in the following state and field offices.
Please make an appointment with the staff you plan to visit, or call us at 800-424-4372 to make sure that someone will be available to assist you.
Alaska Operations Office
222 West 7th Ave. #19
Anchorage, AK 99513-7588
Idaho Operations Office
950 West Bannock, Suite 900
Boise, ID 83702
Oregon Operations Office
805 SW Broadway, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97205
Washington Operations Office
300 Desmond Dr. SE, Suite 102
Lacey, WA 98503
Hanford Project Office
825 Jadwin Ave, Suite 210
Richland, WA 99352
Regional laboratory
EPA Region 10 operates the Manchester Environmental Laboratory in Port Orchard, Washington. Please call ahead before visiting.
The lab does not accept samples from the public.
Manchester Environmental Laboratory
7411 Beach Dr. East
Port Orchard, WA 98366
360-871-8700
EPA's Office of Research and Development Pacific Ecological Systems Division also manages a research branch in Corvallis, Oregon.