Pinto (FR 2800000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Pinto (FR 2800000) in WA
Road corridorGifford Pinchot NF, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District
24 mi from Morton
5.8 mi off US 12 (straight line)
Maps 3,853 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
Difficult
- 26.9 of this road’s 28.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.4 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 6,100 ft over 28.4 miles through 15 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 36%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~240 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 23.3 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.
- Pinto Rock stands 1,254 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northeast.
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 2800000 MP 9.1-19.6 (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 2800000 MP 1.0-8.8 (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).
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 37–49°F, 8.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.