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Camping recommendations (Memorial weekend)
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Site Supporter   Location: Auburn/Bellevue Joined: Wed Jan 4, 2012 Posts: 527 
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-Fishing , preferably a lake
-Shooting (not to far from camp site) prefer to sit on my air mattress and shoot from there j/k (but not really) -Not to far parking, I could hike it in but that's such a pain in the ass and always worried about vehicle break-ins out in the bush. Most popular places that take reservations are filling up fast. Chances are I know I'm going to have to drive to do some shooting. Thinking of heading somewhere over to the dry side. Any recommendations?? |
| Sat May 09, 2015 10:45 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Snohomish Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2013 Posts: 548
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forget getting reservations, not going to happen unless you luck out and check just as someone cancels. They all booked up 9 months ago.
Lincoln rock state park has a dry loop on the lake. i fished in my PJ's after crawling out of bed every morning! I think first come first serve but get there thursday or early Friday. Not sure where you can shoot around there though. Cooper lake up the road past roslyn might be an option too. Forest service campground. nice lake and way back away from it all. or find a forest service road and look for a spot, but those will be hard to find free by friday afternoon |
| Sat May 09, 2015 7:12 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Faxon, OK Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 18063 Real Name: Chuck
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| Sat May 09, 2015 7:17 pm |
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| Sat May 09, 2015 10:57 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Marysville, WA Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2011 Posts: 11570 Real Name: Mike
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Memorial day is one of those holidays I flat refuse to leave the house on anymore. Labor Day is the other.
The highways fill up with morons starting late Thursday and it's insane trying to return from anywhere on Monday. I used to go East of the mountains but after a few traffic jams that started in Issaquah heading East and from Easton when returning I said "Eff That". I'd rather take a "holiday trip" that I can enjoy so I now invent my own holidays. They usually have names like "Jose Cuervo Day", "John Browning's Birthday", or even "'Screw it, I just want to get out of town' Day". I've had my fill of pulling a travel trailer along the highway slow enough that my wife can get out, walk back, use the toilet, then walk back to the truck, without having to go faster than a slow walk. _________________ "I've learned from the Dog that an afternoon nap is a good thing" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother" - William Shakespeare |
| Sun May 10, 2015 7:05 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13384 Real Name: Casey
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better off staying put, then take the following Friday off.....you get back to back 3 day weekends and the camping areas will be wide open....
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| Sun May 10, 2015 7:06 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Rainier Joined: Sat Jun 28, 2014 Posts: 1513 Real Name: Darryl
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Ling Cod fishing on the sound...staying on the boat...no crowds
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| Sun May 10, 2015 7:10 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Puyallup Joined: Thu Jul 5, 2012 Posts: 3108 Real Name: Glenn(sted)
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Hmmmm, I go camping every holiday, and add a couple extra days into it. Have never camped next to anyone, let alone a few miles away, shooting abound at every spot, no garbage or burnt fucking nailed filled inbred sister fucking pallet fire pits as nobody goes to those places or they respect it, stand outside in the tighty whiteys to take a leak or let the dogs out to do business without shocking anybody, a load of firewood for camp and home cut on the spot. Elevations run anywhere from 3500 to 5500 so at least getting fresh mountain air and getting up into good timber and out of scrub.
All on the wet side yet, drier camping is only a 45 minute tow east from a few spots so we rarely get a soaking. Get out and explore, maps aren't going to help much honestly, but Google earth works pretty damn good. Find a road, and just go. As with shooting spots, good camp spots are also sacred. Doesn't help that most of my favorite spots, are my ranges also. Use this season to explore for next. |
| Sun May 10, 2015 7:39 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Snohomish Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 2035 Real Name: Steven
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Yeah you dont want to camp up past ronald on memorial day weekend its a nut house. I enjoy driving up the road and seeing a city of fires. Yes there is shooting and fishing up here. But its a small city. up at the campgrounds and in the woods where the free camping is.
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| Sun May 10, 2015 8:15 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Bainbridge Island Joined: Wed Jan 16, 2013 Posts: 1683 Real Name: Matt
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deadshot2 wrote: Memorial day is one of those holidays I flat refuse to leave the house on anymore. Labor Day is the other. The highways fill up with morons starting late Thursday and it's insane trying to return from anywhere on Monday. I used to go East of the mountains but after a few traffic jams that started in Issaquah heading East and from Easton when returning I said "Eff That". I'd rather take a "holiday trip" that I can enjoy so I now invent my own holidays. They usually have names like "Jose Cuervo Day", "John Browning's Birthday", or even "'Screw it, I just want to get out of town' Day". I've had my fill of pulling a travel trailer along the highway slow enough that my wife can get out, walk back, use the toilet, then walk back to the truck, without having to go faster than a slow walk. For your own sake, at the very very least, make that Suaza Day :) _________________ "Using my gun to see at night, and sleeping with my flashlight" - atmosphere |
| Sun May 10, 2015 10:17 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 13009
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Kiddie pool in the back yard full of hungry goldfish.
Pellet guns against targets hung from the neighbor's fence. Parking in your own driveway. Camp fire in the bar b q, tent set up on nice level lawn for that mattress effect underneath. Fridge fulla beer indoors, and a porcelain throne for when you gotta take a dump. No packing, no driving, no drunken assholes in the site next to you, no mosquitos or black flies. Big screen TV, and comfy seats for the game in your own living room. Priceless. _________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| Sun May 10, 2015 11:31 am |
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Site Moderator   Location: Duvall Joined: Tue Sep 13, 2011 Posts: 8722 Real Name: Jaime
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Go the weekend prior. Literally anywhere cause it isn't worth it going Memorial Day.
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| Sun May 10, 2015 12:20 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Auburn/Bellevue Joined: Wed Jan 4, 2012 Posts: 527
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Dayumm, I totally forgot how fubar traffic is on that weekend. Working spits with my work schedule it's a rare ting for me to get two days off in a row unless requested about a month in advance.
The last time I went camping on Memorial weekend was down to Vantage back in 2001 and when I think about it there were quite a few car's on the road. Thanks for all the reminders on how bad it's gotten. Got my friend driving over that week and wants to drive back to Spokane straight from camping on Monday. I do know of a few places on this side that are secluded so unless the weather is stellar that weekend I'll have to come up with some alternate plans. |
| Sun May 10, 2015 1:13 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Puyallup Joined: Thu Jul 5, 2012 Posts: 3108 Real Name: Glenn(sted)
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This may have been labor day, last year. Saw 3 dual sports drive by about the third day. No people around, no traffic, no kids and no other dogs and no noise. Takes all of a casual 2+ hour drive from home with 11 miles of gravel.
Watch the sun rise up against My Rainier and set against St Helens and Adams. Creek with fish just a few miles away driving, or go goat and straight down 1 mile, getting back up takes a while. Place to shoot up to 720 yds etc etc. Left on a Thursday with no traffic, came home on Tuesday with no traffic. Places like this are out there, you have to spend the fuel and time to find them. I still find camp spots on my travels, off the beaten path, yet able to drag my trailer to it.  |
| Sun May 10, 2015 5:12 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Auburn/Bellevue Joined: Wed Jan 4, 2012 Posts: 527
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Your just like me when I give out one of my fishing reports. I get it though.
With todays technology and sat alight imagery I'm sure I could find a spot to pitch a tent by a quiet lake somewhere |
| Sun May 10, 2015 6:44 pm |
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