The Cat Creek area of Gifford Pinchot National Forest is currently the only area where roads are open to all vehicles. Even with your “street legal kit” and green restricted plate with ON-ROAD tabs, you are still not legal anywhere other than the roads marked for All Vehicles on the MVUM at this time. Those…

The Liberty area hosts a series of 4×4 trails in steep mountain terrain. When it is dry, the dirt can be loose and slippery in places. When wet, the mud will make it treacherous in most areas. There are lots of off-camber situations and steep hill climbs, often combined for extra fun. Seasonal closure in…

Elbe Hills ORV Area is well known to be very muddy, with deep ruts created by the heavy jeeps and trucks that frequent the area. This can be very challenging for UTVs and ATVs, but it is still passable. Most of the trails are not far off of the main service roads through the area,…

In the mid-1800s, a road was made from Walla Walla to Fort Steilacoom through Naches Pass. But it was too difficult for early settlers. It has stayed available for motorized recreation, but has fairly restrictive seasons due to the elevation, and the effects of motorized vehicles on trails (especially when the snow melts). Lower Naches…

The Saddle Mountains area is just North of Mattawa, WA. It is about 5700 acres of public lands, consisting of mountains covered with small amounts of underbrush and criss-crossed with service roads, mainly along the power lines and leading to communication stations. This is a good area for a relaxing ride in wide open country….

Elk Heights is a separated section of the LT Murray network of Green Dot roads surrounded on all sides by private property. It is very important that we stay on the legal marked Green Dot roads, not only to keep the government from closing them, but also to avoid issues with the local landowners. These…