Crab Creek - Rocky Ford Area

BLM Bureau of Land Management · Spokane, WA · Dispersed

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Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Not recorded
Campfires Not recorded
Boondock Access Not recorded

The managing agency hasn't published road access, season or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Style Boondocking

Campground Stats

Total Sites0

Location

47.30175, -118.25383 · Border Field Office , Spokane , WA 99212

Description

The 3-acre Crab Creek primitive recreation site provides two joined 16’ x 16’ horse corrals, two stock watering troughs fed by a perennial stream, and open ground suitable for tent and/or RV camping. The site is popular especially with anglers, hunters, hikers, and horseback riders. It serves as the primary access point to the surrounding BLM Crab Creek/Rocky Ford area, including 9 miles of both sides of Crab Creek.

Know Before You Go:

  • The 3-acre Crab Creek primitive recreation site provides two joined 16’ x 16’ horse corrals, two stock watering troughs fed by a perennial stream, and open ground suitable for tent and/or RV camping.
  • Available surface water is suitable for stock animals but is not fit for human consumption.
  • Beware of rattlesnakes, especially during May through October.
  • Cell phone service is not available in the camping/parking area.

Point of Interest:

Crab Creek is sometimes referred to as the longest ephemeral stream in North America.

Directions

From Spokane, WA: Drive west 49 miles on Interstate 90. Take exit #231 (Tokio Weigh Station). Once off the interstate turn right onto Danekas Rd. Drive 1.4 miles to Hills Rd. and turn right. Drive straight 6.1 miles to the public lands site on both sides of Harrington-Tokio Rd. The camping area turn-off is to the left (west), immediately north of Crab Creek.

Activities

Accessible Facility or Activity CAMPING FISHING HIKING HORSEBACK RIDING MOUNTAIN BIKING WILDLIFE VIEWING

Details

FeeNo fees.
Phone509-536-1200
Email[email protected]
ADA AccessNo accessible facilities.

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