Mar
10
Are you allowed to camp in Washington State Parks/forrests?
ByI want to go camping here in the next month, but I want to go backpacking/hiking as well. I know there are a lot of good forests and state parks in the surrounding area of Spokane and I am just wondering if you can camp anywhere within them and have a small fire. Otherwise, where might you suggest I go?
I would rather not use the drive-up “campground” type places.
I would prefer to park and hike to a spot.
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March 10th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Here are some links:
http://www.parks.wa.gov/
http://gonw.about.com/od/parkswa/Parks_Forests_in_Washington_State.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colville_National_Forest
In Eastern WA your closest will be the colville Nat forest. THe Okanogan and Kaniksu forests are close- contact the ranger stations where you will be able to ask about “Off the grid” camping and fire regs.
Going outside campgrounds may be allowed in someplaces, fires may be a little trickier for safety reasons.
If you are going out into the howling wilderness, make sure you have a clearly filed hiking plan, someone knows where you are going, what route you will take and when you will be back, and check IN and OUT with the ranger stations so they know you got out safely.