Dispersed camping NW - WA?

jim lee

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Does anyone know if there's any "Dispersed camping" up here in the NW part of Washington? And if so where? And how do you find it? Is there a map somewhere?

Many thanks in advance!

-jim lee
 
You can camp off any forest road in the Olympics provided that you a) don’t block the road b) have a Northwest forest pass.

I’ve dispersed quite a bit on the hood canal side.

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Thanks for the replies so far.

Shovel a bucket? Who holds the rules to all this? National Forrest? State parks? BLM? Trump?

-jim lee
 
Thanks for the replies so far.

Shovel a bucket? Who holds the rules to all this? National Forrest? State parks? BLM? Trump?

-jim lee
I always just went with shovel/fire extinguisher to be common sense. I guess I never really looked until now.

fs.usda.gov Information

Among other things, it does say that you should have a bucket, shovel, and axe to control the fire.
 
I always just went with shovel/fire extinguisher to be common sense. I guess I never really looked until now.

fs.usda.gov Information

Among other things, it does say that you should have a bucket, shovel, and axe to control the fire.

Oregon State Forest Fire Rules for Vehicles
Shovel 8+" blade & 26+" handle
Fire Extinguisher 2.5# or 1g H2O
 
Checked out Mountain loop highway yesterday. Found this list O' rules about camping in the National Forest.

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I guess Dispersed Camping is allowed in more places than I thought. Pretty slick!

Now all I have to do is get the truck working again..

-jim lee
 
Freecampsites.org is a decent resource. It has a lot of rest stops and walmart parking lots listed, but only close to cities. If you're looking in forested areas, it works well.
 
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Checked out Mountain loop highway yesterday. Found this list O' rules about camping in the National Forest.


I guess Dispersed Camping is allowed in more places than I thought. Pretty slick!

Now all I have to do is get the truck working again..

-jim lee

Me and my old lady drove through there on Saturday, we found a good campspot off of NF-49. There was quite a few cool spots right on the North Fork Sauk R.