Manastash Trail System West of Ellensburg WA

This area in the Wenatche National Forest, Cle Elem Ranger district has some of the most beautiful and scenic trails around. Some views of Mount Rainier are found high up at the tops of these trails. Buck Meadows, Tripod Flats, Shoestring Lake, Funny Rocks. These are the local names of some very scenic and moderate to difficult ORV trails that are available in the area.

Ellensburg is about 3 hours from Spokane (174 miles), just west of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. To get to the primitive camping areas called Riders’ Camp, Cow Camp, follow these directions.

Exit at the first westbound Ellensburg exit, head north on Canyon Rd, turn left on Umtanum Rd. Umtanum road becomes Schaake Rd as it veers south. This brings you to Damman Rd. Next you will turn right onto Manastash Rd by a school house. Follow Manastash Rd and it will bring you to the camping areas. Down by Manastash Creek is a sign board that will introduce you to the trails, and has information on what kind of vehicles are allowed.

Remember, responsible ORV users TREAD LIGHTLY and pack OUT what they pack in! Please contact the Spokane 4 Wheelers at 509-893-9209 or Spokane4Wheelers@aol.com for more. To keep these resources available to responsible ORV users, contact your representatives and urge them to support multiple use areas. The Spokane 4 Wheelers are members of the Pacific Northwest 4 Wheel Drive Association, PNW4WDA.

The Spokane4Wheelers club motto: 

• Keep the forest green, tread lightly, and promote responsible 4 wheeling. 
• Pack it in-Pack it out, place garbage in proper receptacles. 
• Have Reverence, travel to places only few get to see, respect what's there, and leave it the way you found it.

For more information see:

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee/cle-elum-orv/manastash-campground.html

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee/

http://members.aol.com/spokane4wheelers

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