sir2u Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I'm looking to go camping next week with my 5-year-old son and am looking for a great place to setup our tent (and of course if there are some caches nearby...). I don't want to pay that ridiculous $15/day state camping fee. I want a nice free campground that's not too crowded, possibly off the beaten path and within two hours of Tacoma. I appreciate any input! Sir2u Quote Link to comment
+SeabeckTribe Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Check these out... Camp Spillman/DNR/Belfair Kent City Park Twin Lakes/Belfair Quote Link to comment
+Og's outfit Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 It all depends on how sturdy of a hiker your 5 year old is. There are tons of free campsites along FS road 70 just out of Greenwater, and caches too. Do a nearby cache search, (or a google/geocache map search) from Greenwater Lakes If that's too much for the tyke, try up the road (hwy 410) at The Dalles campground, or at Silver Springs campground. Og Quote Link to comment
+Prying Pandora Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Kent City Park Ooh, I hear there's a cache there, too! Seriously though, I don't think this facility qualifies as a "great" place to pitch your tent. Quote Link to comment
sir2u Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share Posted July 12, 2006 Now my kid is saying he wants to stay around the Mt. Rainier area. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment
Team Misguided Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 It's not free, but we sure do like the campground. Silver Springs by Mt. Rainier is very nice. Not to far away from town and there is a great cache in the campground. Quote Link to comment
+WATreasureHunters Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Team Misguided, I have a question for you regarding this campsite; do you reserve a spot to go up there, or take a chance on an empty site, and if so, do you usually get a spot. I would love to go spur of the moment, but fear getting turned away... WATreasureHunters Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Granite Lake is only 2.5 miles one way, and near Mt Rainier. Quote Link to comment
sir2u Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share Posted July 12, 2006 Granite Lake is only 2.5 miles one way, and near Mt Rainier. Is there camping at Granite Lake? Quote Link to comment
+Wander Lost Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Team Misguided, I have a question for you regarding this campsite; do you reserve a spot to go up there, or take a chance on an empty site, and if so, do you usually get a spot. I would love to go spur of the moment, but fear getting turned away... WATreasureHunters We've done both in the past. Last year we made our Labor Day weekend reservations mid-late July and they were wide open. They only have a certain section of the park that they take reservations for the rest is on a first come first serve basis from what I remember. We haven't gone on a non-holiday weekend so I don't know what it would be like then. Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Granite Lake is only 2.5 miles one way, and near Mt Rainier. Is there camping at Granite Lake? It's in the national forest, plunk your tent down anywhere. Quote Link to comment
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