Directions to the Manastash - Buck Meadows - Shoestring Lake area.
Please stay on the designated trails. Do not go off the marked trails and do not operate vehicles not designed for specific trails.
If you are not sure a certain trail or area is designated for ORV/OHV use then: DON'T drive on it!
Make sure to read the Note on MUDDING below.
Driving Directions to the Manastash from Yakima, WA
North on I-82 for about 35+/- miles.
Take I-90 Seattle exit/loop.
It will wrap you around hard left onto I-90
Take I-90 exit 106 and turn LEFT back over I-90
If you need fuel or supplies turn right and
there many fuel stations/mini-marts real close.
Take the first/only LEFT just past the KOA camp grounds.
(Don't worry the Manastash & Riders camp grounds are not
as pretty and there are a lot more trees.)
See below for the rest...
Driving directions to the Manastash from Seattle
East on I-90 for about 100+/- miles.
Take exit 106 and turn RIGHT just before the KOA camp grounds.
If you need fuel or supplies turn right and
there many fuel stations/mini-marts real close.
See below for the rest...
The rest...
After passing the KOA and crossing the Yakima River:
Turn LEFT onto Hanson Road.
Be careful to not turn to far left onto
Brown Road
Follow Hanson Road until the stop sign.
Turn LEFT on Cove Rd.
Turn RIGHT on Manastash Rd.
Manastash is long and follows the Manastash creek most of the way.
Drive carefully and please be respectful of the people living on this road.
After Manastash turns into gravel you will drive for about 9+/- miles before you see the camping area.
Drive carefully. This road is long and bumpy. Watch for on coming traffic.
Look for the Riders Camp sign on the right.
Manastash Camp is about 1/2 mile past Riders Camp. Turn left BEFORE the cattle yellow guard. If you go too far you will end up in Buck Meadows in about 1/4 mile.
Buck Meadows is just past the cattle guard.
*** NOTE: Most cell phones do not work in this area. ***
Additional info and directions can be found on the
Cle Elum Ranger District web site.
Questions about these directions?
Contact us for more info.
*** NOTE on MUDDING: Mudding is illegal and will be treated with
ZERO
TOLERANCE on National Forest lands. Mudding can be defined as driving vehicles
through wet areas of the forest, with the intent to see how much mud can be
thrown up onto the vehicle, or how large a mud hole can be created before
vehicles can no longer drive through without becoming stuck. Mudding damages
soils, water quality, vegetation, aquatic, and non-aquatic life. Mudding gives
off-road vehicle users who recreate responsibly a bad rap. It causes more
closures to public and private lands, which impacts all kinds of recreation. If
you see this activity occurring, report vehicle descriptions and license numbers
to the Forest Service or Kittitas County Sheriff's office. Call the Forest
Service hot line at 509-674-8035 or Kittitas County Sheriff at 509-925-8534 to
report any resource damage caused by mudding. *** |
