Jaguar Way (FR 5290023) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Jaguar Way (FR 5290023) in WA
Road corridorGifford Pinchot NF, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District
29 mi from Morton
Maps 1,097 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Moderate
- All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, paved the whole way.
- Near Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Butter Peak stands 3,958 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles north.
- Cowlitz River runs 0.5 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
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))
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 40–60°F, 6.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.