USFS ROAD #23 (North of Jct.90) COUNCIL LAKE - A classic campground. TOKHLAKA LAKE - From USFS Road 23, take road #2329 to road#026. Numbered sites with picnic tables, metal firerings, and outhouses. Tokhlaka Lake with grand views of Mt. Adams. No fees during off season. CHAIN OF LAKES - Another established campground about 1 mile from Tokhlaka Lake. No fees during the off season. Follow the signs and take Road #22 OLALLIE LAKE - Road 5601 near Tokhlaka Lake. You will see the signs. Also an established campground. No fees during the off season. This is a good spot just before the established campground, with an old picnic table and firepit. CIRPUS RIVER - Road #203, beween Mile Post 19 and 20, south of Randle. At the north end of the bridge crossing Cispus River is Road #203. It just goes a couple hundred yards with campsites along the river. It's a nice place, feels like being in the jungle with moss covered trees and ferns. There are a couple camps, but best for one group only. BLUE LAKE CAMPGROUND - 16 mile south of Randle. Established Forest Service Campground. No fees during the off season. USFS ROAD #23 (South of Jct.90) There are a couple primative camps. Rock Creek has a nice little campsite just off the side of the road. There was a frog, didn't see any frogs for years, this was the third time in 2005. Road #511 near milepost 40. Just a couple hundred yards up the road #511 is the first camp. This is the actual view from the camp and firering. USFS ROAD #21 - There are some good campgrounds and camping areas. There are a couple roads that lead to more rivers and lakes, but we didn't explore, next time. Photo from USFS Road #21. CAT CREEK CAMPGROUND - 25 miles south of Packwood at Mile Post 22. Junction of #21 and #7800. Cat Creek Campground is nice, there are primative campsites both sides of the road with firepits and outhouse. A couple sites have picnic tables. Great mountain views from Road # 21. DIRECTIONS TO ROAD #23: From Hwy 12, go south on Hwy.131 at Randle. In a couple miles take Road #23 towards Trout Lake. From I-5 at Exit 21, take Highway 503 and USFS Road 90 to juction of Road #23. Go north towards Randle. DIRECTIONS TO ROAD #21: Road #21 begins near Packwood on Hwy.12, traverses 20-30 miles south and ends at the Jct. of Road #23 Also see: COUNCIL LAKE Also see: QUARTZ CREEK Also see: MOUNT ST. HELENS NM(South) Photos from Sept. 26, 2005 CAMPGROUND INDEX CAMPING RECIPES CAMPING CHECKLISTS TOURIST PHOTOS www.eugenecarsey.com Free campgrounds and camping WASHINGTON CAMPGROUNDS GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST