My friends and I need to NOT see computers and cubicles for at least a day. Where's your ideal camping spot that's within a 2-3 hour drive?
Thhhaaaaaaaankz
Posted May 23, 2012, 7:35 PM UTC
I don't know much about camping, but here's some Memorial Day camping advice: go to Canada. You and everyone else will be camping then, so everything is going to be packed.
Memorial Day will be tough if you don't have reservations already. I drove around for 14 hours a few years ago. Here is my tip: Look for DNR land. You don't need reservations or a permit to camp on it. I found an awesome place right on a river. I'll try to remember where it was.
Seriously, look for DNR land.
That looks about right. It didn't used to require a pass, but you can get a one-day Discovery pass online for $11:
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Going camping on memorial day is like going to an Irish Pub on St. Patricks day. It'll probably be a shitshow everywhere you go.
Heres what I would do. Rent a panel van, set up sleeping arrangements in the back of it and camp anywhere you can find a place to park it. Go out somewhere to the east and bring a lot of beer. I'd avoid the peninsula too, or you'll be sitting in hours of traffic coming back on Monday.
Without giving away my secret location, check out the Teanaway area near Cle Elum. Seriously. Just go. There are several campgrounds (all free) but I never stay in those. Just cruise up any one of the forest service roads (which follow different forks of The Teanaway River and look for a sweet boondock spot! For the best spots, stick on the main road and keep right after 29 miles campground. There are some really amazing sandstone formations/fun rocks to hike around on near the main campground off the West Fork Road. Plus, awesome views of The Stuart Range of The Cascades!
TLDR Teanaway River/Cle Elum
Check these other threads. there are quite a few suggestions in them not covered here. http://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/search?q=camping&restrict_sr=on
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If you pay to camp in that park you don't need the pass unless you go to other state parks than the one you're camping at.
If you didn't plan ahead you might really be SOL .
Oh and you're just the authority on memorial day camping deadlines aren't you? You could've just upvoted and moved along son, but now you made a BIG mistake. Gonna get my bros to downvote you to elder scrolls IV, bro.
You might find a place that has some open spots but most people plan ahead and secure places before the weekend. Downvote all you like it does not make what I said less true. I am not an authority just sharing an opinion.
How would one secure a place BEFORE the weekend?
go on the state camping website and make a reservation.
http://www.parks.wa.gov/reservations/
good luck , I wasn't trying to be a buzz kill, but most ppl do plan a few weeks out. Good luck and if anything drive over to Ocean sores and camp on the beach,
OH REALLY BRO?! You gonna roll me like that now huh? You're bringing your guns to a knife fight and it just ain't right you know? You think you got tools in your little fanny pack like logic and reasoning and history teaches you shit n whatnot but GUESS WHAT YOURE WRONG. Enjoy the downvotes. BRO.
Slow day at work or did you get canned for fucking around on reddit a bit to much?
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