:: From Yakima ::

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 exit 106 and turn LEFT back over I-90
(If you need fuel or supplies turn right and there is a huge Pilot station on the left.)

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.)

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:: 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 don't turn right and in about 4-5 blocks there is a huge Pilot gas/mini-mart station on the left.)

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:: The rest... ::

After passing the KOA and crossing the Yakima River:

Turn LEFT onto Hanson Rd.
 (Be careful to not turn to far left onto Brown Rd.)

Follow Hanson Rd until 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 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 guard.
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. ***