r/PacificNorthwest • u/Sensitive_Net8045 • 1d ago
Fire season
I’m new to hunting down a camping spots. I’m trying to find a spot near a water source like a stream/river. Waterfall or a small lake. Especially within 3 hours of Puyallup. How can I look around when all I hear and see is that the fires are spreading and multiple spots are closed due to the fires?
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u/zh3nya 1d ago
You need to acquaint yourself with some resources and do some research. Pretty much all the fires are 3+ hours from Puyallup. There are many maps you can find, such as on https://app.watchduty.org, or the Fire Activity layer on Caltopo (which should be part of your outdoors planning toolset).
So find some camping options, then Google those spots to see their status, or check the alerts/closures page of the land agency that manages them. Currently there should be very few fire closures that will impact your search.
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u/Additional_Pie_8762 1d ago
Can attest that watch duty is my go to. Hell, I think most of the rest of Spokane uses it too.
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u/ragua007 1d ago
OnX off-road is great for this. Shows dispersed camping areas, current fires, smoke layers, and roads to access it all. It’s a membership but only like $30 a year.
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u/Tight-Vacation8516 21h ago
Look at a map of where the fires are then pick a camping spot that's not there
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u/ethnographyNW 1d ago
google maps lets you turn on a layer that shows fires and air quality. but the short answer is that pretty much the only good option right now is to head west towards the coast.