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Red Top Tavern The Historic Red Top Tavern established in 1935 is a must visit local bar in this logging town of Da

The Red Top Tavern, serves food, beer, wine and cocktails and has been in the old logging town of Darrington and in the shadow of White Horse Mountain since shortly after prohibition. Darrington lies on a gravel plain between the North Fork of the Stillaguamish and the Sauk River, about 25 miles from the Washington coast, and about halfway between Washington highways 2 and 20, the upper and lower boundaries of the scenic Cascade Loop. The first known residents were the Sauk-Suiattle tribe, with Europeans arriving in the 1890s. The latter knew the area as "The Burn," "Sauk Portage," and "Starve-out," before a card flip and a post office misspelling settled the matter in 1895. A thriving mining and logging community by the first decade of the 20th century, Darrington remained unincorporated and thus was ineligible to vote to remain wet after Snohomish County was voted dry in 1910, and there would be no more legal bars until then end of federal prohibition. Tax records show that the current Red Top building dates back to 1951, but city guides list a Red Top Beer Parlor in town since at least 1935. The current cinder block building that houses the tavern is attached to a semi-circle log cabin, which used to be the Timber Bull Restaurant and is now a rarely used event space. Inside the Red Top is a horseshoe shaped bar, pool table, and pool-tabs. There is a stream of outsiders who drop by, most on their way to hiking, rafting, camping, fishing and the other recreational activities that are now as large a part of the local economy as logging. But it is still predominantly a local joint, with tributes to its logging history and rural character in various photos and notes. Once in a while it becomes even more, as when one of the long time regulars passes away, or especially as locals gathered to mourn and support each other after friends and family were lost in the Oso landslide just 12 miles up the road. In good times and bad, it's a dandy old place to have a cold one.

Game Day come into The Red Top to Cheer on the Hawks!
10/11/2026

Game Day come into The Red Top to Cheer on the Hawks!

Huskies Game tomorrow night Friday the 9th, at 6pm. Come into the Red Top to Cheer on the Dogs and enjoy some cool drink...
10/09/2026

Huskies Game tomorrow night Friday the 9th, at 6pm. Come into the Red Top to Cheer on the Dogs and enjoy some cool drink specials and a fun atmosphere!

Seahawks vs. 49'ers this Sunday the 11th. Come into the Red Top and cheer on our Champion Hawks, to stomp all over the ...
10/09/2026

Seahawks vs. 49'ers this Sunday the 11th. Come into the Red Top and cheer on our Champion Hawks, to stomp all over the Whinners..
Drink specials and a fun atmosphere.
Go Hawks!!

Congrats again to Toby & Teal as they get their Red Top Horseshoe Championship Jackets and Double Ringer Patches!
10/03/2026

Congrats again to Toby & Teal as they get their Red Top Horseshoe Championship Jackets and Double Ringer Patches!

Husky game today at 4:30pmCome watch the Dogs play USC.
10/03/2026

Husky game today at 4:30pm
Come watch the Dogs play USC.

Huskies party starts tonight at 7pm. Come watch and cheer on the Dogs of Washington!! Fun drink specials
09/26/2026

Huskies party starts tonight at 7pm. Come watch and cheer on the Dogs of Washington!! Fun drink specials

Seahwaks on all Tv's Sunday
09/18/2026

Seahwaks on all Tv's Sunday

It's Friday and we are having a fun pool tourney tonight at 6pm.
09/18/2026

It's Friday and we are having a fun pool tourney tonight at 6pm.

09/15/2026
Never forget the day that America was One! Never forget the heroism, Never forget the Patriotism, Never forget the compa...
09/11/2026

Never forget the day that America was One! Never forget the heroism, Never forget the Patriotism, Never forget the compassion, Never forget the sacrifices, Never forget that as Americans we will fight and we will protect! But most of all Never forget the losses of Loved ones, family members, friends, co-workers and public workers.
We have rebuilt, we have gotten stronger we have moved forward but we have not Forgotten.

Lets remember how to Unite as One and continue to work towards this now and always!

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1020 Darrington Street
Darrington, WA
98241

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 12am
Tuesday 11am - 12am
Wednesday 11am - 12am
Thursday 11am - 12am
Friday 11am - 2am
Saturday 11am - 2am
Sunday 11am - 12am

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