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Located about 30 miles north of Cle Elum is the Teanaway River drainage. The river consists of three forks, the West, the Middle and the North which join in to create the main stem northeast of town. Most of the quality camping lies on the North Fork.
All three forks offer several miles of fishing access. Additionally, there is Camp Lake for float tubing. This lake used to be accessible by vehicle but the road has since closed requiring a hike of a couple miles. The area is filled with numerous small streams which allows for exploration and the possible discovery of unknown hot fishing spots.
A road follows each fork but beyond that is an impressive network of trails. A majority of them permit mountain biking. The ridges and canyons can create as challenging a ride or hike as desired. The terrain is typical of the Cascades' leeward side, drier and forests that are sparser than their counterparts on the west side.
Between the fishing, exploration and trekking, the Teanaway River and its tributaries is a quality camping destination. This is undoubtedly aided by the fact that getting here requires a traveling through a forest restoration area containing no shortage of signs discouraging recreation (complete with video surveillance no less!). This probably keeps people from discovering its true potential and there's nothing wrong with that.
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Directions to Teanaway River
- I-90
Exit 84 (this exit contains services, you can use Exit 85 to
bypass the town of Cle Elum, skip to step 4).
- Continue through town in an easterly direction along the main street.
- Head out of town on SR 970. Go
past the entrance to the freeway.
- Continue on SR 970 and do not
turn onto
SR 10 which leads to Ellensburg.
- Left on Teanaway Road.
- Right on North Fork Teanaway Road.
- Continue on North Fork Teanaway Road past Dickey Creek.
- Come to a small ranger station. The camping area starts here and continues along the road until its end at Emerald Peaks.
- Click here for a map.
Location Information
Elevation: 3540 ft.
Waypoint: N47 23.952 W120 55.434.
Green Trails Map: Mount. Stuart, WA - No. 209
Other Map: Here