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	Headquarters 215 Melody Lane Wenatchee, WA 98801 509.664.9200 Voice 509.664.9280 Fax 509.664.9201 TTY Okanogan Valley Office 1240 South Second Avenue Okanogan, WA 98841 509.826.3275 Voice 509.826.3789 Fax 509.826.3765 TTY
	Chelan District Ranger 428 W. Woodin Avenue Chelan, WA 98816-9724 509. 682.4900 Voice/TTY 509.682.9004 Fax
	Cle Elum Ranger District 803 W. 2nd Street Cle Elum, WA 98922 509.852.1100 Voice 509.674.3800 Fax
	Entiat Ranger District 2108 Entiat Way P.O. Box 476 Entiat, WA 98822 509.784.1511 Voice/TTY 509.784.1150 Fax
	Methow Valley Ranger District 24 West Chewuch Road Winthrop, WA 98862 509.996.4003 Voice 509.996.2208 Fax
	Naches Ranger District 10237 Highway 12 Naches, WA 98937 509.653.1401 Voice/TTY 509.653.2638 Fax
	North Cascade Smokejumper Base 23 Intercity Airport Road Winthrop, WA 98862 509.997.9750 Voice 509.997.2077 Fax
	Tonasket Ranger District 1 West Winesap Tonasket, WA 98855 (509) 486-2186 Voice 509.486.1922 Fax 509.486.5144 TTY
	Wenatchee River Ranger District 600 Sherbourne Leavenworth, WA 98826 509. 548-2550 or 548.2551 Voice 509.548.5817 Fax
	Forestry Sciences Laboratory 1133 N. Western Wenatchee, WA 98801 509.662-4315 Voice 509.664.2742 Fax

Recreation: Roads - Methow Valley Ranger District North

All campgrounds are on a first-come, first-served basis. A Northwest Forest Pass (fee) is required for parking at signed trailheads west of the Okanogan River. Passes can be purchased at Forest Service offices and some local businesses. Please help keep campgrounds clean by packing out any trash, and remember to bring your own drinking water. Please refer to the Travel Plan map for seasonal road closures.

Road	Number	Condition	Update
State Route 20	20	Open. (74 inches of snow at Washington Pass and 60 inches of snow at Rainy Pass.)	6/6/2011
Bear Creek	1631-5008-100	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
Ramsey/Boulder	1631-5009-200	Plugged culvert, water over roadway at Ramsey Creek crossing, in same area as last year	5/18/2011
Ramsey/Tripod	1631 5009-100	Plugged culvert, water diverted into road shoulder, passable	5/18/2011
Cougar Creek	1631 5008-200	Amount of snow cover unknown.	4/21/2011
Ramsey/Pearrygin	1631 5009-100	Road closed by CFR. Road wash-out 1/4 mile past Pearrygin Gun Range.	6/2/2011
Pearrygin Creek	1631 5009-300	Access road closed by CFR closure. Road wash-out above rifle range.	6/2/2011
Cougar Creek	1631-225	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
Boulder	37	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
Lower Boulder	3700-900	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
Lower Boulder	3700-980	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
Boulder Creek to Rogers Lake	39	Road washed-out just south of Rogers Lake, impassable. Increasing snow beyond.	5/27/2011
Bromas Creek	3700800	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
East Chewuch	5010	No through traffic, gates closed on both sides of 20-Mile Creek crossing. Impassable, road washed out at Brevicomis Creek Crossing. A plugged culvert at Junior Creek causing water flow over roadway, passable with caution.	5/25/2011
West Chewuch	51	Road unsafe for trailers beyond Andrews Creek Trailhead	5/25/2011
Crystal Trailhead Road	5100-80	Open.	5/25/2011
Lake Creek Road	5100-100	Open.	5/25/2011
Eightmile	5130	A mudslide across the road above Copper Glance Trailhead blocks traffic.	6/6/2011
Buck Lake	5130-100	Open	5/18/2011
Buck Lake	5130-140	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
Buck Mtn	5130-155	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
Buck Mtn	5130-160	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
Falls Creek	5140	Open. Tree across road near Bud Creek.	6/6/2011
Chewuch	5160	Road unsafe for trailers beyond Andrews Creek Trailhead due to road washing and water over roadway.	5/16/2011
Chewuch/30-Mile	5160-250	Deep water over roadway before 30 Mile-Memorial site, too deep for vehicle to cross. 30-Mile Trailhead inaccessible due to deep water over roadway at Kay Creek crossing.	6/7/2011
Cub Cr./Goat Cr.	5200	Road repaired and passable	6/14/2011
First Creek	5200-030	Open.	5/18/2011
Fifth Creek	5200-150	Snow covered.	5/18/2011
Goat Creek	5200-315	Closed Jun 1 -Jun 31 -Fawning Area	5/18/2011
Short Creek	5200-400	Closed Jun 1 -Jun 31 -Fawning Area	5/18/2011
Long Creek	5200-500	Closed Jun 1 -Jun 31 -Fawning Area	5/18/2011
Ortell Creek	5220-200	Closed Jun 1 -Jun 31 -Fawning Area (2 gates)	5/18/2011
Cub Pass	5220	snow free on the west side of pass mud and debris covering road on east side of pass.	6/14/2011
Goat Peak	5225-200	Snow covered.	5/18/2011
Rendezvous Pass	5215	Amount of snow cover unknown, impassable.	5/16/2011
Rendezvous/Fawn	5215-100	East Fawn Road above Edelwiess has debris and water over roadway, impassable. Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
Rendezvous	5215-300	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/16/2011
Rendezvous	5215-400	Amount of snow cover unknown.	5/18/2011
Blackpine Basin	5225	Snow covered.	5/18/2011
Sweetgrass Butte	5220-100	Snow covered.	5/18/2011
Cutthroat	5310-400	Snow covered.	5/18/2011
Harts Pass	5400	Road reopened to Cache Creek snowmobile parking area. High clearance vehicle needed to drive over debri on roadway. Snow was plowed to Cache Creek but melting snow and rain is adding debris and rocks onto road. Road is still snow covered beyond Cache Creek. 80 inches of snow at Hart's Passs	6/14/2011
Slate Peak	5400-600	No access, snow covered	5/18/2011
Chancellor	5400-700	No access, snow covered with 3 snow slides across road (one slide is 30 feet deep).	5/23/2011

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Last Modified: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 at 14:06:52 EDT