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Good camping, not in a parking lot?

Sort of off topic, but where can I find great places to camp, by or on a lake or river, which don't feel like a parking lot? I'd like to camp somewhere which actually feels like nature, unlike most of the campsites I've seen in WA.

Dan Dean asked in Day Trips & Fly Fishing about 1 year ago | Report
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    There are some quieter and more secluded car camping spots in the Teanaway River valley right on the river. The Beverly camp site is a good one: http://forestcamping.com/dow/pacficnw/wencmp.htm#Beverly. There are also free sites along the river if you just keep your eyes open. Plus at the end of the road there are some amazing hikes including this one to Longs Pass: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/longs-pass.

    Another nice riverside car camping site can be found near Granite Falls: http://forestcamping.com/dow/pacficnw/mbscmp.htm#red_bridge. If you get the right site you won't see or hear anyone else over the sound of the river. And while you are up that way, one of my favorite day hikes is near by that you can check out called Mt. Dickerman: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/mount-dickerman

    Mr_Christian answered in Day Trips & Fly Fishing about 1 year ago | Report
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    Grand Valley, on the Olympic Penn might be perfect for you: it has a lake, only the most remote of dirt FD/FS roads, and a quota system to at least help keep it from getting too crowded. You gotta hike in and out of course. Worth. It.

    Plus, extremely picturesque.
    (Sound Of Music, eat your heart out...)

    Rev.Enant answered in Day Trips & Fly Fishing about 1 year ago | Report
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    Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail North of I-90 you can get to some nice campsites on several lakes in just a few hours. This hike brings you on the Kendall Katwalk (http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/kendall-katwalk), which is a spectacular trail with amazing views. Best to camp here mid week.

    From Seattle drive I-90 to exit 52 (signed for Snoqualmie Pass west). At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left (north) and cross under the freeway. In about 100 yards, turn right onto a dirt road leading into the PCT trailhead.

    Dan Moore answered in Day Trips & Fly Fishing about 1 year ago | Report
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    We camped on Shi Shi Beach over the 4th of July weekend. It's a bit of driving (about an hour and a half out of Port Angeles) and then a flat (very easy) two mile hike to the beach. You can camp anywhere along the beach, and there are two areas with creeks and toilet pits so you have access to fresh water and don't have to dig a hole to poo. Over the entire three days we were there we saw probably a total of 8 other campsites set up over the entire beach. It's beautiful and remote, and you can't see anything but ocean, trees, and sky.

    RM answered in Day Trips & Fly Fishing about 1 year ago | Report
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    For car camping options, any of the several campgrounds on the Icicle River near Leavenworth. Tumwater Campground just west of Leavenworth off of Rte. 2.

    For "feeling like nature" though, you probably need to get away from people, which isn't likely to happen at a Washington campground in the summer...unless the campground requires a hike.

    DosWheeler answered in Day Trips & Fly Fishing about 1 year ago | Report
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    This should get you started on some fantastic locations! Sorry for the long URL, but I searched out your criteria being 50 miles from Seattle...

    http://www.experiencewa.com/experience-washington/outdoor-activities/category/camping-and-rv-parks.aspx?lat=47.60358&long=-122.329454&query=seattle&radius=50

    Tammy Guill answered in Day Trips & Fly Fishing about 1 year ago | Report
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