HomeMy WebLinkAboutTable 1 Federal Facility AmenitiesTable 1:
East Jefferson Federal Agencies
Total Units
Geographic Location
SPORT & RECREATION SITE AMENITIES
Agency
Site
OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Trails
[hiking]
X
National Forest
National Park
Collins base camp to The Brothers Wilderness: Interrorem trails
Dosewallips
INDOOR FACILITIES
Cabin rental
1
National Forest
Interrorem
OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES
Bird watching
X
National Forest
Seal Rock
Campgrounds
88
National Park
National Forest
National Park
Collins (15 sites) Fall View(30);
Interrorem (3); Rainbow (group camp); Seal Rock (40)
Dosewallips (33)
Fishing
2
National Forest
National Park
Collins (fresh);Seal Rock (salt)
Dosewallips (fresh)
Historic
Features
1
National Park
Interrorem Ranger Cabin
Picnic table w/o shelter
55
National Park
Collins (15); Mount Walker (3);Seal Rock (40)
Picnic shelter-group use
1 Vault
National
Forest
Collins (1)
Restroom
5
National Park
Collins (vault) Interrorem (vault); Mount Walker Viewpoint (vault); Rainbow (vault);Seal Rock (flush)
Shellfish
X
National Forest
Seal
Rock
Waterfront freshwater access
X
National Forest
National Park
Collins (Duckabush)
Dosewallips River
Waterfront saltwater access
X
National Forest
Seal Rock (Hood Canal)
The
Olympic National Forest, funded through the U.S. Congress, has seven sites for a total of 56-acres with a variety of camping opportunities, scenic view, hiking and access to the Olympic
National Park as well as fresh and salt water access for public recreational use, the National Forest sites are Collins (6-acres), Elkhorn (7-acres),Falls View (7-acres), Interrorem
(1-acre) Mount Walker Viewpoint (2-acres) Rainbow (3-acres) and Seal Rock (30-acres). The Elkhorn site is currently closed due to a road wash-out and the Rainbow site with group camping
is currently closed but will re-open in 2012.
In 1988, Congress designated 95% of Olympic National Park as Wilderness. The Olympic Wilderness is a part of the National Wilderness
Preservation System. Portions of the Olympic National Park are located in both Jefferson and Clallam Counties. The National Park Service is funding through the U.S. Congress under the
Department of the Interior. Five National Park campsites, with over 120 acres, are located in West Jefferson County they are: Kalalock (100-acres), Queets (3-acres), Hoh (5-acres), North
Fork Quinault (2-acres), and Graves Lake 9-acres). These sites provided a variety of camping, fishing, hiking trail, water access and other recreational opportunities.
In East Jefferson
County the National Park Service provides the Dosewallips campgrounds. The park is 425-acres with campsite, fishing and hiking trails. Currently road to the campgrounds has washed out
but camping remains open which requires 5.5-mile of backpacking to reach the trail head and camping area..