Guide Exploring Ellensburg, Washington | SolarTravels.com

<body> Destination Guides Search for a City Destination Guides > North America > USA > Pacific Northwest > Washington > Eastern Washington > Ellensburg Ellensburg Travel Options Flights Hotels Vacation Rentals Cars • Ellensburg • Hotels in Ellensburg ELLENSBURG BE THERE NOW Hotels in Ellensburg • Days Inn Ellensburg Wa Ellensburg from $60.75 USD • Comfort Inn Ellensburg Ellensburg from $112.00 USD • Super 8 Motel Ellensburg Ellensburg from $69.00 USD More Hotels in Ellensburg >> READ IT HERE If you're traveling by Greyhound east of the Cascade Mountains along I-90, your first major stop will be ELLENSBURG , a dusty little town with fetching nineteenth-century red-brick architecture, a state police training academy, a region al university, and not much else except for the Ellensburg Rodeo , held over Labor Day weekend. Featuring Stetson-wearing cowhands roping steers, riding bulls, and braving bucking broncos, the rodeo is a rather big deal for the area. To get tickets (starting at $10), call the Rodeo Ticket Office (tel 509/962-7831 or 1-800/637-2444, ). Greyhound stops at Okanogan St and Eighth Avenue. The visitors center , 801 S Ruby St (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 10am-2pm; tel 509/925-3137, ), provides maps and hotel options; a safe choice is Ellensburg Inn , 1700 Canyon Rd (tel 509/925-9801; $75-100). The art-deco Valley Café , 103 W Third Ave (tel 509/925-3050), is the nicest place in town to eat. </body>