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PLEASE NOTE: We are in the process of updating the links to the forest web pages. Please check with the local forest for the most up-to-date status of each recreational area. Your national forests and grasslands are 193 million acres of vast, scenic beauty waiting for you to discover. Over 3 million acres of land located in 22 National Recreation Areas managed by the Forest Service is preserved for recreational activities like hiking, boating, fishing and swimming, while highlighting natural, cultural and scenic resources. Visitors who choose to recreate on these public lands find 164,000 miles of trails, over 30,000 recreation sites, over 5,000 miles of streams and 3 million acres of lakes, 127 alpine ski areas, 338,000 heritage sites, and specially designated sites that include 37 million acres of designated wilderness areas, 130 wild and scenic rivers, 15 monuments, and one preserve. And remember, “It’s All Yours.” Displaying 14076 - 14100 of 17655

War Creek Trailhead

Provides access to: War Creek Trail #408 within Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness. Trail enteres Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. The trail travels through a forested area which becomes thinner as you travel up the trail. This trail is a historic route that…

Washington Pass Observation Site

Short paved fully accessible trail to a stunning view of Liberty Bell Mountain, Early Winters Spires and Kangaroo Ridge.

Williams Creek Trailhead

Trailhead gives access to Williams Lake Trail #407 in Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.

Yellowjacket Sno-Park

Forested Yellowjacket Sno-Park gives access to snowmobile trails in Hart's Pass and Blackpine Basin areas. These trails have scenic views. See MAP

Chewuch Trailhead

This Trailhead allows access to the Pasayten Wilderness via the Cathedral Driveway Trail #510A which begins near the toilet facility.  This site also has 2 unloading ramps, 2 hitch rails, a bear-proof dumpster, 1 picnic table, and 1 fire ring.  A Northwest Forest Pass is required.  Provides access to:…

Fourteen Mile Trailhead

This Trailhead is also a Campground with 7 campsites. The Trailhead has 1 horse corral, 7 hitching rails, and 2 unloading ramps, as well as a registration box, information sign, and a bear-proof garbage can. Albert Camp Trail #375 into the Pasayten Wilderness takes off…

Iron Gate Trailhead

This Trailhead borders the Pasayten Wilderness and the Boundary Trail #533 begins here. Parking for 8 passenger vehicles and 1 or 2 small horse trailers, unloading ramp, 2 hitch rails, bearproof garbage can, and 2 pit toilets are located at the trailhead. Please self-…

White Pass Horse Camp/Trailhead

Access Trailhead to Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail 2000, Dark Meadow Trail #1107, and other loop trails to many mountain lakes within William O. Douglas Wilderness. Managed by White Pass Ski Resort. 

Louie Way

Begins at forest road #1202-571 and ends at Louie Gap

Taneum Cabin

Taneum Cabin is a small four room (bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen) Forest Service cabin located approximately 20 miles west of Ellensburg, WA. The cabin is located on Taneum Creek in a quiet secluded area. There is small campground just up the road less than a quarter of a mile from the cabin. There is running water in the cabin and propane is used to provided for cooking,…

Pickle Prairie North #611

Off of Forest Road # 1202 across from Sleepy Park dispersed area in the Tieton Basin

Woodpecker By-Pass

Begins at forest road 1708 and ends at 1708-686

Long Meadow

Closing for 2024 season on September 30th. Developed/Dispersed camping, popular OHV recreation area with single track trails leaving campground. Vault toilets. Water nearby at Kaner Flat Campground

Bumping Lake Sno-Park

Bumping Lake Sno-Park is located at the end of Bumping Lake Road, Forest Service Road #1800, and the Bumping Lake Dam junction.  Offers exceptional snowshoe/cross country ski opportunities.  Open to registered snowmobiles except on groomed trails.  Requires Sno-Park permit. See Washington State Parks Winter Recreation website.

Blewett Pass Sno-Park

Shared-use Sno-Park offering 70 miles of groomed snowmobile trails, and 57 miles of marked un-groomed XC ski/snowshoe trails. Approximately 30 parking spaces. More information can be found on the Washington State Parks Winter Recreation website.

William O. Douglas Wilderness: Okanogan-Wenatchee

The William O. Douglas Wilderness was designated  in 1984 and now encompasses 169,081 acres. This Wilderness is namedfor the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas who was noted for his concern for civil rights and environmental protection issues during his career. Douglas made his home at Goose Prairie, adjacent to the Wilderness near Bumping River, and immortalized the area in his popular book, "…

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: Okanogan-Wenatchee

The popular Alpine Lakes Wilderness encompasses approximately 394,000 acres in the Central Cascades Region within Washington state. The area is accessed by 47 trailheads and 615 miles of trails. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) enters from Stevens Pass on the north to follow the crest south, with a long westward bend to Snoqualmie Pass, a distance of 67 trail miles. More than 700 lakes and mountain…

Norse Peak Wilderness: Okanogan-Wenatchee

Norse Peak Wilderness begins just northeast of Mount Rainier National Park and reaches down both sides of the Cascade Mountain Range crest. Narrow drainages open below rockbound ridges that slice into an area dotted with basins and lakes. Douglas fir, western hemlock and cedar with an understory of ferns cover the western side. The eastern side of the crest gives way to mountain hemlock, subalpine fir and…

Goat Rocks Wilderness: Okanogan-Wenatchee

The 108,096 acre Goat Rocks Wilderness is a portion of the volcanic Cascade Mountain Range in southwestern Washington located between Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams. The Goat Rocks are remnants of a large volcano, extinct for some two million years. Glaciation and erosion have worn away at the terrain here, leaving moderate summits on both sides of the crest of the Cascades. The elevation in the Goat Rocks ranges from 3,…

Glacier Peak Wilderness: Okanogan-Wenatchee

The 566,057 acre Glacier Peak Wilderness is located in the northern Cascade Mountains of Washington State bordering Stephen Mather Wilderness to the north and Henry M. Jackson Wilderness to the south. At 10,541 feet, Glacier Peak is the dominant geologic feature of the area. It’s the most remote major volcanic peak in the Cascade Range and has more active glaciers than any other place in the lower forty-eight states…

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness: Okanogan-Wenatchee

Senator Henry Jackson of Washington was instrumental in designating many of Washington's Wildernesses.  The 103,297 acre Henry M. Jackson Wilderness is located within both the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests.  Here you will find glacial basins surrounded by ragged ridgelines supporting sharp spires and rock towers. Snow often accumulates to a depth of 20 feet and remains well into…

Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness

The 153,057 acre Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness straddles the Sawtooth range that runs southeast from the Cascade Crest and separates the Methow Valley and Lake Chelan, and is bordered to the northwest by the North Cascades National Park Complex. Wolf Creek and other creek drainages have cut deep ravines through much of the terrain, with elevations ranging from 1,100 feet to 9,000 feet. There are 63 lakes,…

Big Hill Campsite

11 miles up Shady Pass Road 5900. 6,800' elevation. 1 site. Trailers not recommended. Really rough access road. No fee. Not reservable. Rustic dispersed camping area. Shelter on site. No water.