Anyone in WA wants a good begginer Area...
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From: Oak Harbor, WA.
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 liter RENIX I-6, DIY Cold Air Intake, 2.5 FM Exhaust, 3 Core Radiator
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Take ballarad rd out of north bend, that road turns into north fork road then you take the left "23/24 mile dead end" up the hill, youll see where pavement turns to gravel, NOTE: do not stop here to prep ur vehicle if you need to... there is a house with giant german shephards running loose that will eat your face off. Youll notice your now in Hankook (logging company) Forest Management land, ita all private property (youll know this bc there are yellow signs saying so plastered on the trees, and all trails/roads off of the mail trail are locked by yellow gates... Just so you know THERE ARE NO possible way around these, no matter what your driving. But anyway... so you keep going and goin and going and eventually (15ish minutes) and youll reach a spot there is a BLANK, painted brown wooden sign, in the brush on the right that marks the start of the public national forest land. also there is one of the hankook signs turned around where with sharpie they wrote approximate end of Hankook land, thanks for visiting.. youll see a campsite a few feet on the left along the north fork of the Snoqualmie river. once your here, your free to do as you wish. check burn bans prior to coming as that sign was ironicly.. burned... gravel road has little to no washboard anywhere but there are many large potholes, reccomend as always bring atleast a bow saw to cut things in your path. Roadway is mostly gravel, some areas have larger sharp rocks that just want to pop your tire, so be prepared. No cell service and even GPS is hard to reach in some areas, max elevation is around 3000 feet at the end of the main trail (never turn off). there is only one road out, thats the road you come in on. full of great fishing and campsites and for those that want to get your jeep a lil muddy, there was only 2 turn off trails i would not feel comfterble going up with an all stock XJ. theres one trail that will require at least a 6" lift to go into if you choose to, skid plates not needed but reccomended bc of rocks. Watch your speed, there are sudden drop offs that will kill you and lots of deer, You can see evidence of a car dropping off as you approach the large concrete bridge theres a large rock with a orange arrow painted on it... you cant miss it, that arrow points off the drop to a OLD OLD vehicle of somekind stuck in the ravine. bring some basic rappeling gear to hook up to your jeeps rear hitch reciever to climb down the loose rocks if your the adventurous type.! any other questions, and yes.. mnt. SI is mountain SI...
Take ballarad rd out of north bend, that road turns into north fork road then you take the left "23/24 mile dead end" up the hill, youll see where pavement turns to gravel, NOTE: do not stop here to prep ur vehicle if you need to... there is a house with giant german shephards running loose that will eat your face off. Youll notice your now in Hankook (logging company) Forest Management land, ita all private property (youll know this bc there are yellow signs saying so plastered on the trees, and all trails/roads off of the mail trail are locked by yellow gates... Just so you know THERE ARE NO possible way around these, no matter what your driving. But anyway... so you keep going and goin and going and eventually (15ish minutes) and youll reach a spot there is a BLANK, painted brown wooden sign, in the brush on the right that marks the start of the public national forest land. also there is one of the hankook signs turned around where with sharpie they wrote approximate end of Hankook land, thanks for visiting.. youll see a campsite a few feet on the left along the north fork of the Snoqualmie river. once your here, your free to do as you wish. check burn bans prior to coming as that sign was ironicly.. burned... gravel road has little to no washboard anywhere but there are many large potholes, reccomend as always bring atleast a bow saw to cut things in your path. Roadway is mostly gravel, some areas have larger sharp rocks that just want to pop your tire, so be prepared. No cell service and even GPS is hard to reach in some areas, max elevation is around 3000 feet at the end of the main trail (never turn off). there is only one road out, thats the road you come in on. full of great fishing and campsites and for those that want to get your jeep a lil muddy, there was only 2 turn off trails i would not feel comfterble going up with an all stock XJ. theres one trail that will require at least a 6" lift to go into if you choose to, skid plates not needed but reccomended bc of rocks. Watch your speed, there are sudden drop offs that will kill you and lots of deer, You can see evidence of a car dropping off as you approach the large concrete bridge theres a large rock with a orange arrow painted on it... you cant miss it, that arrow points off the drop to a OLD OLD vehicle of somekind stuck in the ravine. bring some basic rappeling gear to hook up to your jeeps rear hitch reciever to climb down the loose rocks if your the adventurous type.! any other questions, and yes.. mnt. SI is mountain SI...
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From: Oak Harbor, WA.
Year: 1987
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Engine: 4.0 liter RENIX I-6, DIY Cold Air Intake, 2.5 FM Exhaust, 3 Core Radiator
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From: auburn
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 h.o
yepp been going up that road since i was about 5 with my dad but about year and half ago i made a fishin pole and found line and bait and tied it up at the first big bridge river crossing havent been there since lol
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From: Woodinville, Bothell and Marysville Washington
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0
Originally Posted by BuckB91XJ
Hey there, Jr. If you you've known about this new place to go wheeling and you were holding out on me that's not cool...LOL!!
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im just going to re-emphisize this is a begginer type area, seasoned wheelers wont be impressed. although there is a few trails I couldnt go on due to my jeeps limitations and there is that cool mudpit ive heard soo much about soo who knows... again itl be great for camping and getting in the mountains and havin a good time.
ill be up there saturday bon fire all night! NFS road 57!
ill be up there saturday bon fire all night! NFS road 57!
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Originally Posted by newblue
What exit is it off I 90? And could you explain how to get to the road from there
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From: covington
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by 9294Forrest
For this I'm going to leave it up to you and gps/ map quest, I know off the top of my head its the 2nd north bed exit the one that takes u downtown, you exit and there's a round about, anyway... The road out of northbend is called ballarad road, that turns into the north fork country road. You go thru downtown n bend you turn at the old Chevy dealer.