Looking for Spots in the North West

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When I go the the PNW I gravitate toward the coast (where I pay to stay at various marinas) or the eastern side of the Cascades, like from Klamath Falls to Bend, or in the Ochoco and Umatilla National forests in central Oregon, or the Wallowa mountains in northeast Oregon. Also northeast Washington is a lot less overrun than the Cascades.
 
Update on my post "Winchester Bay's Salmon Harbor has one, with coin op showers, FCFS, next to the dunes and on the bay, dry dock, $17 a night or $300 a month. "
Salmon harbor has updated their area. $25 a night. $150 week. No more monthly.
 
I was curious about maybe checking out Dexter, Or area..Lowell..
Also think looking for thunder eggs in Nyssa area would be fun.... assuming they really are the Thunder egg capital.

Hanging out along the Owhyee river would be great too...
Summer too damn short!
 
Anyone going to the Owyhee area must see Leslie Gulch and Succor Creek. Long gravel road to get there and pretty remote but worth it. Watch for rattlesnakes. There is also a nice gravel road loop south of Antelope Lake that goes to Three Forks and into Idaho. Another scenic place is Birch Creek, right on the river.
 
I love the are only it should be mentioned that traveling that whole area is not for the faint of heart. There are very few paved roads, even less services and very few people. Be prepared and best to travel in pairs.

Here's a bit of trivia, the name Owyhee is the way they spelled and pronounced Hawaii in the early 1800's. There is a story for the reason for naming that way. read it here,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owyhee_River

Highdesertranger
 
I went to meet up with a friend who was fly fishing the Owyhee a few miles downstream of the dam. I was coming from Boise and Google Maps sent me into a maze of farm roads. Left, right, left, right, left, left.left, right, right, left... because it was technically shorter. I thought for sure I was doomed to wander southwest Idaho forever. But I eventually got there.

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Morefun said:
...Winchester Bay's Salmon Harbor...

That's one of my go-to places on the Oregon Coast. Except when there's the big dune festival. Too bad about the price hike. 

Bedrocks on the Bay has really good pizza — or at least it did when I was last there a couple of years ago.
 
highdesertranger said:
Yes it is a beautiful area.  I would keep an eye out for big foot,  one time when I was there there was a sighting.  The story spread up and down the canyon like wildfire.  Highdesertranger

I'm interested in both gold prospecting and bigfoot. lol

Sounds like thats my spot!
 
Scott3569 said:
Hello all, 

First I would like to say, I am not your normal Newbie, I grew up in one of the largest National parks in the USA, My father Was a forest ranger, So. I know most of the etiquette when it comes to Camping, boondocking..

That being said, I would like to know of a few decent spots in the North West, such as Northern Cali, Oregon, Washington, Maybe Northern Idaho.. 

- would like the option of having a camp fire
- would like it to be fairly close to civilization, 20-30 miles range  

Other than that, I am pretty much game for just about anything... 

maybe even with some fishing.. 

Pm me please if you know of anything, or if you are willing to share..

Good post. I was hoping to find some spots in the same areas and highlighted a few of the recommendations from this thread. If we're in the same areas at the same time, we should do some camping.
 
I'm just finishing up our time in the Cascades in Washington. We'll be leaving the campsite we've stayed at the longest in the last 2 months - the full 14 days. We stayed off a spur of NFR 4818, very close to the I-90. 10 minutes to gas and a restaurant, 25 minutes from a town with a full Safeway, hardware store, and even a good Thai restaurant, and 30 minutes from a rest stop with dump and water. Also, there's a state park with hot showers, water, and dump on the other side of the freeway from these dispersed campsites (requires Discovery Pass). We have full cell phone signal, and it isn't as full of trash as other places we've stayed. Quiet, safe, private, beautiful, and convenient. Fires are currently allowed here, but that was a recent change. We're only leaving because the weather is turning cold and we prefer to stay around 70°F. This is one of our favorite spots so far, and there are tons in this area. We'll definitely be back next year. 

We also really liked a spot near the Wenatchee River next to Wenatchee Lake, a bit north of where we are now. Even more private and secluded, cell phone signal, zero trash, and 25 minutes to town, but no fires. 

Both spots had decent sun for solar, despite the forest setting.
 
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