The Lady Express ferry boat will not stop at Prince Creek Campground / dock this spring because the Prince Creek bridge on the Lakeshore Trail is washed out.
The Lakeshore Trail is NOT accessible from the Prince Creek Dock.
The Lady II ferry boat will stop at Prince Creek starting May 1 and will land on the uplake side of the creek to provide access to the Lakeshore Trail.
Plans are in place to construct a new bridge over Prince Creek by the end of summer.
Area(s):
Blue Creek Trail #1426, Mad River Trail #1409.1 (Upper), Alder Ridge ORV Trail #1523, Chikamin Tie ORV Trail #1561, Chikamin Tie ORV Trailhead
Date(s): Oct 12, 2018
These Upper Mad River Trails are CLOSED to wheeled travel and pack and saddle stock.
Blue Creek #1426
Upper Mad River #1409.1
Alder Ridge #1523
Upper Chickamin #1561
The annual seasonal closure is to protect natural resources, minimize damage to trails, and maintain quality trail systems. The seasonal closure protects trails from damage caused by wheeled and stock travel on muddy trails. When closed, the trails are open to hikers only. Trails are usually opened to wheeled and stock travel in mid July.
Be sure to stay on open trails and out of meadows.
See interactive Closures Map for current information on area and trail closures on Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. You can zoom way in on map for details.
The forest is generally open to this activity. Regulations address areas where shooting is prohibited, see below. Exploding targets are not allowed anywhere on National Forest. Hanging targets on trees is prohibited because it causes resource (timber) damage. Use earth slope as a back stop to any shooting activity. Most towns prohibit shooting within 1 mile of city limits.
36 C.F.R. § 261.10
Prohibited:
(d) Discharging a firearm or any other implement capable of taking human life, causing injury, or damaging property as follows:
(1) In or within 150 yards of a residence, building, campsite, developed recreation site or occupied area, or
(2) Across or on a National Forest System road or a body of water adjacent thereto, or in any manner or place whereby any person or property is exposed to injury or damage as a result in such discharge.
Weight restrictions are implemented for public safety on two bridges that access popular recreation areas.
On Road #4330, the Fish Lake Road, a 5-ton weight limit has been placed on Big Boulder Creek Bridge, located 2.4 miles north of Salmon la Sac Campground. No public restrooms are available beyond Paris Creek Trailhead. Sanitation trucks cannot access toilets at Scatter Creek, Fish Lake Campground, and Deception/Cathedral Trailheads so they are closed indefinitely. Dispose of human waste using blue bags or by burying 6 inches deep at least 200 feet from water.
The other bridge affected by weight restrictions is on Forest Service Road #4308 which crosses the Cle Elum River and accesses the popular French Cabin Creek dispersed camping area near Cle Elum Lake. A weight limit of 10 tons has been placed on this bridge. Vehicles over 20,000 GVW are prohibited.
Construction work is in progress to repair Eightmile Lake dam. Construction equipment and an excavator are at the lake outlet. Work is being done to prevent flooding from potential breach of the dam.
During this repair project there will be noise from the work during daylight hours — so you may not experience a typical quiet hike in that area.
The Chiwawa River Trail #1550 will be closed from October 16, 2017 to June 1, 2018 to protect Bull Trout spawning habitat.
Spawning Bull trout have redds (egg nests) in crossings that are easily destroyed by foot and stock traffic. Please plan your trip accordingly if you are doing a loop route from the Phelps Creek Trail #1511.
We are sorry for any inconvenience.
If you have questions, please call the Wenatchee River Ranger District in Leavenworth at 509-548-2550.
Beginning Monday, October 16, 2018 Upper Mad River Trails CLOSED to wheeled travel and pack and saddle stock.
Blue Creek #1426
Upper Mad River #1409.1
Alder Ridge #1523
Upper Chickamin #1561
The annual seasonal closure is to protect natural resources, minimize damage to trails, and maintain quality trail systems. The seasonal closure protects trails from damage caused by wheeled and stock travel on muddy trails. When closed, the trails are open to hikers only. Trails are usually opened to wheeled and stock travel in mid July.
Be sure to stay on open trails and out of meadows.
The following trails on Cle Elum Ranger District are closed to motorized use (except for snowmobiles), in order to promote public safety, protect Forest lands and resources, and enhance quality of big game hunting, lessen impacts on wildlife during calving and fawning season, and reduce impacts on soils and meadows. The following are closed October 15 through June 15:
Tumwater Campground is closed until further notice. This closure also affects Hatchery Creek Road and dispersed camping areas in the Chiwaukum Trailhead area.
The Chiwaukum Fire in 2014 burned many acres and vegetation that normally can hold water and soil. Because Tumwater Campground and Chiwaukum dispersed camping sites (and area near the settling ponds) is located on or near an alluvial fan, these areas are subject to flash flooding and debris flows AT ANY TIME. We monitor these areas and when conditions improve, the areas will reopen, but it may not be until 2016.
Please respect these closures -- they are to protect you from harm.
Area(s):
Tumwater Campground, Tumwater Picnic Area
Date(s): Oct 3, 2014
Due to upstream slope and vegetation damage caused by Chiwaukum Fire, and the associated risk of debris flows and flash floods, Tumwater Campground and Picnic Area are closed until further notice.
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