Donkey Creek Road Closure (Washington)
Olympic National Forest
1835 Black Lake Blvd.
Olympia, WA 98512-5623
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: December 11, 2009
Public Affairs Office: (360) 956-2274 FAX (360) 956-2330
Olympia, WA – Officials at Olympic National Forest anticipate a closure on the Donkey Creek Road (Forest Service Road 22) at mile post 3.7, beginning as early as January 15, 2010. The purpose of this closure will be to begin construction of the O’Brien Creek Bridge, an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) project. The project will to restore aquatic species passage and construct a new bridge.
A detour for high clearance cars and trucks will be available on Forest Service Road 2220 (also known as the Newbury Creek Road), and Forest Service Road 2204, as weather permits. The detour is mostly on a single lane gravel road with a 20 mph
speed limit.
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Categories: Access Tags: american recovery and reinvestment act, arra, donkey creek, donkey creek road, national forest, newbury creek, newbury creek road, o'brien creek, olympic, olympic national forest, washington
Olympic National Forest’s Motor Vehicle Use Map Has Been Published and is Soon to be Released
Olympic National Forest
1835 Black Lake Blvd.
Olympia, WA 98512-5623
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: November 9, 2009
Public Affairs Office: (360) 956-2274 FAX (360) 956-2330
Olympia, WA – Olympic National Forest’s Motor Vehicle Use Map, which identifies routes available for motor vehicle use, has been published and will soon be available to the public. This map was created in response to the Forest Service’s 2005 Travel Management Rule which required all National Forests to designate roads and trails available for both passenger vehicle and off-highway vehicle (OHV) use. The objective of this rule was to manage off-road vehicle use on public lands, protect resources, provide for safety, and minimize conflicts among visitors.
The routes depicted in this map correspond with those identified in Olympic National Forest’s 1990 Forest Plan. The 1990 Forest Plan prohibited cross country travel of off-road vehicles on the forest, but allows for off-road motorcycle on the following trails:
Trail 830 – Gold Creek Trail, from Road 2870-230 to Road 28780
Trail 833 – Lower Big Quilcene, from Road 27-080 to Road 2750
Trail 833.3 – Lower Dungeness, from Road 2870-230 to Road 2870
Trail 836 – Mount Zion, from Road 28 to the Mount Zion Summit
Trail 858 – Lower Pete?s Creek, from Road 2204 to West Fork Humptulips River
Trail 871 – Church Creek, from Road 2361-600 to Road 2372
Hood Canal District Ranger Dean Yoshina said, “The completion of this year’s motor vehicle use map will not only clarify existing routes, but it can potentially help us identify additional routes, given the high demand of interest in this recreational activity.”
Maps will be available online at the Olympic National Forest Website, and at all Olympic National Forest offices in Olympia, Hoodsport, Quilcene, Forks, and Quinault, beginning on November 23, 2009. The maps are free of charge, and are designed to be used in conjunction with the Olympic NF Forest Visitor Use Map.
Categories: Press Releases Tags: church creek, forest service, forks, gold creek, hood canal, hoodsport, humptulips river, lower big quilcene, lower dungeness, lower pete's creek, map, motor vehicle, mount zion, national forest, off-highway vehicle, off-road motorcycle, off-road vehicle, off-road vehicles, ohv, olympia, olympic national forest, public lands, quilcene, quinault, roads, trails, travel management rule, vehicle, wa, washington
Deception Pass to Cape Flattery, Washington – Sept 8-9, 2007
Trip report and photos of a recent family road trip from Deception Pass on Whidbey Island to Port Townsend, Lake Crescent and Cape Flattery, Washington from September 8-9, 2007.
Categories: Adventures Tags: alpine, beach, burlington, cape flattery, clallam bay, deception pass, discovery bay, ferry, fidalgo bay, fj80, forest, indian reservation, keystone, kloshe nanitch, lake, lake crescent, land cruiser, landcruiser, lighthouse, lookout, makah, mountains, national forest, national park, neah bay, north beach, oak harbor, ocean, olympic mountains, olympic national forest, olympic national park, olympic peninsula, padilla bay, park, photo, port angeles, port townsend, rain forest, river, seattle, sekiu, sequim, shoreline, sol duc river, state park, tatoosh island, toyota, trail, trailhead, us 101, vancouver island, washington, waterfront, whidbey island
Olympic Peninsula Backroad Adventures
After getting my Jeep back together, I wanted to get a multi-day camping/road trip in. I wanted to see how my newly built cargo box was going to work and experiment with stowing camping gear for a 3-day mini-expedition plus a dog. I decided upon driving an Olympic Peninsula route. There are several routes that could be connected together with no backtracking. Perfect for a loop around peninsula.
Categories: Adventures Tags: aberdeen, Adventures, backcountry, backroads, bellingham, blue mountain, bon jon pass, camp, campground, camping, cape flattery, cargo box, deer park road, donkey creek road, east twin river road, expedition, forest, forest service, forks, hamma hamma river, hoh river, hood canal, hurricane ridge, jeep, joyce, key center, klahowya campground, kloshe nanitch, la push, lake cushman, lake quinalt, lookout, lyre river, makah, montesano, mt baker, mt rainier, national forest, neah bay, north cascades, obstruction point, olympic mountains, olympic national forest, olympic national park, olympic peninsula, overland, ozette lake, penney creek, port angeles, puget sound, pyramid mountain, quilcene, roads, ruby beach, san juan, sequim, skokomish river, sol duc river, spider lake, tacoma, tour, trip, us 101, vancouver island, washington, wynoochee, wynoochee dam, wynoochee lake
Photos from my Olympic Peninsula Backroads Tour
This is a collection of photos taken between August 6-8, 2006 while taking a backroads tour of the Olympic Peninsula in my Jeep. The gallery features many of the scenic views from the overland routes driven including some from the Olympic National Park.
You can view the gallery at Olympic Peninsula Backroads Tour
Enjoy the pics.
Categories: Adventures Tags: aberdeen, Adventures, backcountry, backroads, bellingham, blue mountain, bon jon pass, camp, campground, camping, cape flattery, cargo box, deer park road, donkey creek road, east twin river road, expedition, forest, forest service, forks, hamma hamma river, hoh river, hood canal, hurricane ridge, jeep, joyce, key center, klahowya campground, kloshe nanitch, la push, lake cushman, lake quinalt, lookout, lyre river, makah, montesano, mt baker, mt rainier, national forest, neah bay, north cascades, obstruction point, olympic mountains, olympic national forest, olympic national park, olympic peninsula, overland, ozette lake, penney creek, photographs, photography, Photos, port angeles, puget sound, pyramid mountain, quilcene, roads, ruby beach, san juan, sequim, skokomish river, sol duc river, spider lake, tacoma, tour, trip, us 101, vancouver island, washington, wynoochee, wynoochee dam, wynoochee lake
