Greenhorn (FR 7600000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Greenhorn (FR 7600000) in WA
Road corridorGifford Pinchot NF, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District
17 mi from Morton
6.0 mi off US 12 (straight line)
Maps 1,125 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Camping is prohibited from mile 7.1 to mile 7.4 of this road.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 4/2–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- 5 of this road’s 13 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.6 miles of dirt.
- Near Iron Creek Picnic Area.
- Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 13 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 65%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~200 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- A gate 12.3 miles along the road, signed private.
- A gate 12.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Iron Creek Butte stands 3,088 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles southeast.
- Cispus River runs 0.3 mi off.
Rules
- Motor vehicle use off a forest road or trail for purposes of dispersed camping should be at least 100 feet from a stream, wetland, or other body of water. (Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping: 100 ft from water (all MVUM corridors))
- Camping outside campgrounds, or dispersed camping, is legal throughout most of the forest. ... Visitors may not drive beyond 150 feet from the main road. (Dispersed camping allowed across most of the forest; drive no more than 150 ft from the road) Driving off the road is limited to roads carrying the MVUM dispersed-camping symbol (MVUM insert).
- Store all food and scented items in bear-proof containers or in vehicle, covered and out of sight. (Food storage (bear safety), forest-wide visitor guide)
- Always pack out what you bring in and leave your site cleaner than you found it! (Pack out trash, forest-wide visitor guide (no human-waste rule found))
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Allowed. (FR 7600000 MP 5.9-7.1 (MVUM dispersed-camping symbol detected, both sides)) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 150 feet of the road. Highway-legal motor vehicles only, on existing routes, only when it will not cause damage (MVUM insert); Vehicle type and dates allowed: same as permitted on road (MVUM Dispersed Camping Designations table); Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping should be at least 100 feet from a stream, wetland, or other body of water (MVUM insert).
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Allowed. (FR 7600000 MP 0.0-5.5 (MVUM dispersed-camping symbol detected, both sides)) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 150 feet of the road. Highway-legal motor vehicles only, on existing routes, only when it will not cause damage (MVUM insert); Vehicle type and dates allowed: same as permitted on road (MVUM Dispersed Camping Designations table); Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping should be at least 100 feet from a stream, wetland, or other body of water (MVUM insert).
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited. (FR 7600000 MP 7.1-7.4, MVUM table 'Cispus Environmental Learning Center' (no motorized dispersed-camping access))
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 45–60°F, 6.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.