Oak Creek

[Parasite]

So ... having never been to Oak Creek before .... is it open all year? When is the best time of year to visit? What days of the week are best? Same goes for time of day?

Also, are there any other sites in Washington similar to this?

[boneaddict]

The lot is open all year dawn to dusk.   I’m sure the visitor center has hours.  The elk come in depending on the weather, but usually going good by Christmas.  This year was earlier because of the fire.  The more it snows, the more that come.  Weekends are busier than weekdays, but that is lesser now since no one seems to work.   Truck tours out in the lot start about 11 I think or what I have seen, every half hour or so.   They feed at 130.   Elk get Andy and start moving down about an hour before.  Actually when they start their first tour truck, gets their attention.    There used to be other lots, but some were closed due to natives shooting them in the lot, and this year I was surprised to see Joe Watt closed

[farmin4u_98948]

They also have another feeding station 1/2 mile north of the Hwy 410 / Hwy 12 split on the old Naches Hwy where they feed.  That station has a large flock of sheep as well as a few elk

[jstone]

Why is Joe Watt Closed? Shooting elk?

[boneaddict]

As for sheep I was told they weren’t doing that one this year because of exposure to the pneumonia.   I didn’t confirm.

[Roslyn Rambler]

Why is Joe Watt Closed? Shooting elk?

It closes in December. Has been that way for quite some time. They still feed there, but you have to view from the fence. Elk feed up the canyon. Need binos to get a good view of them. Elk not right at the fence like Oak Creek

[boneaddict]

I was there day before yesterday. They weren’t feeding yet

[jstone]

Thank You