OHV Access Camping

[Mr Mac]

We are avid outdoors people and love to camp in a primitive fashion and would much rather do it in places where we can be among very few to no people.  Who can offer us some good places to go on the western side of the state to include the peninsula?  We do have a Jeep Wrangler so we can get to a lot more spots than the average mini-van can!

[CAMPMEAT]

You're asking for OHV camping, yet you're talking about an onroad vehicle only. Which one, to get a straight answer ? 

[Mr Mac]

I guess I should have said limited access versus OHV. 

[washelkhunter]

Mt baker snoqualmie NF and Gifford Pinchot NF.  Much of the Oly peninsula is private timber lands with limited to no access and certainly no camping.

[jackelope]

You're asking for OHV camping, yet you're talking about an onroad vehicle only. Which one, to get a straight answer ? 

That's not accurate. Jeeps with plates can travel on Jeep/ORV trails.

[CAMPMEAT]

You're asking for OHV camping, yet you're talking about an onroad vehicle only. Which one, to get a straight answer ? 

That's not accurate. Jeeps with plates can travel on Jeep/ORV trails.

To me, an ORV trail is a trail 50 inches or less. Boy, have things changed since I had an off road jeep. Naches Trail and the Shoestring Trail near Whistlin' Jacks used to be one of our favorite trail systems ever.............in the early 80's.

[Mr Mac]

I did locate RCW 46.09.310 and found out that my Wrangler is fine for ORV roads and trails as well as primitive trails as defined by local towns, so, with that info in hand...

I did find a couple of campsites that are kind of out of the way that would allow us to camp near a river that would afford us the opportunity to 'drown a worm' for some fish.  Moss Creek on the Little White Salmon River and Twin Falls campgrounds on the Lewis River (both in the GPNF) but, I cannot tell how much use they  get so, if anyone is familiar with them or any other sites like that, I'd be much obliged!

Mac

[Mr Mac]

By the way, my ORV...

[elksnout]

I did locate RCW 46.09.310 and found out that my Wrangler is fine for ORV roads and trails as well as primitive trails as defined by local towns, so, with that info in hand...

I did find a couple of campsites that are kind of out of the way that would allow us to camp near a river that would afford us the opportunity to 'drown a worm' for some fish.  Moss Creek on the Little White Salmon River and Twin Falls campgrounds on the Lewis River (both in the GPNF) but, I cannot tell how much use they  get so, if anyone is famili.ar with them or any other sites like that, I'd be much obliged!

I wouldn't consider either place mentioned 'out of the way'. Nice, but easy to get to. You can drive a passenger car to both. Also, pretty sure there's no worm drowning, at least on the Lewis River. Check the regs. Part of the river is fly fishing only, and the rest artificial lures only.

Mac

[Mr Mac]

I wouldn't consider either place mentioned 'out of the way'. Nice, but easy to get to. You can drive a passenger car to both. Also, pretty sure there's no worm drowning, at least on the Lewis River. Check the regs. Part of the river is fly fishing only, and the rest artificial lures only.

"Drown a worm" is only a figure of speech for fishing which is why I used the quotation marks.  I do know that portions of the Lewis is fly only which works out well for me as I own a couple of fly rods and plenty of lures from when I grew up out west.

As for the two locations I noted, I know they're not out of the way as they are both on paved roads, hence, my search for those out of the way places.

You guys don't do abstract well, do ya?   

[bobcat]

I would check out the Colockum Wildlife Area and the LT Murray Wildlife Area. They are not the west side of the state, but not that far east either.

[CAMPMEAT]

I would check out the Colockum Wildlife Area and the LT Murray Wildlife Area. They are not the west side of the state, but not that far east either.

................and don't forget your Discover Pass to.

[bobcat]

Discover pass, yes, unless he buys a fishing license. He will then have a "free" access pass to Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife managed lands.

[CAMPMEAT]

Discover pass, yes, unless he buys a fishing license. He will then have a "free" access pass to Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife managed lands.

Out-of-state fishing license = $$ compared to the Discover Pass. Right ?

[kckrawler]

Don't bother with Western Washington. Go east and head up the Manastash, plenty of trails to roam in the jeep, but you'll need to wait until after Memorial Day 

[jackelope]

Discover pass, yes, unless he buys a fishing license. He will then have a "free" access pass to Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife managed lands.

Out-of-state fishing license = $$ compared to the Discover Pass. Right ?

Right but he wants to fish. He'll need the fishing license one way or the other which comes with the stewardship access pass or whatever they call it now.

[CAMPMEAT]

Discover pass, yes, unless he buys a fishing license. He will then have a "free" access pass to Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife managed lands.

Out-of-state fishing license = $$ compared to the Discover Pass. Right ?

Right but he wants to fish. He'll need the fishing license one way or the other which comes with the stewardship access pass or whatever they call it now.

He might change his mind if he sees how much a license is.............

[jackelope]

That's a fact.

[Mr Mac]

We are making the permanent move back to WA in March so after 90 days I can get my resident combo license and have at it!  I like the looks of the Colockum WA and will surely give it a try.  Thanks for the heads up!