Potential DNR Closures
In December 2009, Governor Gregoire released her supplemental budget.
- The view of Snoqualmie Valley from the Little Si summit. Photo by Solo Steve.
If the legislature follows through on the Governor's recommendation, closures could start as early as March 2010. Hit particularly hard would be trailheads, campgrounds and boating facilities.
The following are a list of areas that could be closed:
South Puget Sound Region
- Little Si Trailhead (150,000 visits/year)
- Mount Si Trailhead, 16 miles of trails (350,000 visits/year)
- Middle Fork Snoqualmie, 15 miles of trails (30,000 visits/year)
- Rattlesnake Trails, 8 miles of trails (30,000 visits/year)
Olympic Region
- Little River Trailhead (3,650 visits/year)
- Bear Creek Campground (4,680 visits/year)
- Lyre River Campground (9,950 visits/year)
- Minnie Peterson Campground (3,600 visits/year)
- Willoughby Creek Campground (1,620 visits/year)
Pacific Cascades Region
- McLane Creek Day-use Area (15,000 visits/year)
- Mima Mounds Interpretive Center (12,000 visits/year)
- Butte Creek Picnic Area and Trail (1,000 visits/year)
Northwest Region
- Cattle Point & Trail (12,000 visits/year)
- Cattle Point Lighthouse (12,000 visits/year)
- Lummi Island Campground (2,000 visits/year)
Northeast Region
- Dragoon Creek campground (10,000 visits/year)
- Lake Spokane Campground (30,000 visits/year)
- Leader Lake (15,000 visits/year)
- Palmer Lake (15,000 visits/year)
Southeast
- Indian Camp (10,000 visits/year)
- Milwaukee Road Corridor, 34 miles of trail (1,000 visits/year)
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