Naches Ranger Station — Attraction in Naches

A GREAT Place to stop in and meet Smokey the Bear & get a free coloring book! Up-to-the-minute forest fire news for those traveling over Highway U.S. 12 (White Pass) & U.S. Hwy 410 (Chinook Pass and Mount Rainier). During the week, go inside and ask for Mount Rainier National Park tourist stops, campground information and travel brochures. Be sure to ask about hiking to The Bat Cave and hiking up to and through this amazing site! Suggest camping info for: Bumping Lake, and the Little Naches area where motor bikes are allowed. Wake up and share your morning coffee with a Moose! Or, an Elk. Many seen during early mornings in the Little Naches! Rent horses at Bumping Lake! Start your adventure in Naches, WA visiting all the local fruit stands and antique and...

A staff member was available at a front window. She wasn't able to give me useful guidance. Literature is available in the entrance foyer. The office is closed to the public. I headed in the direction of the forest service land along Hey 410. I found a deserted camping area, spent a few minutes admiringly the Beaches River. A few miles further towards Mt. Rainier Park, I found a trail head: the key task. Again, deserted. I declined to hike it, but look forward to returning with a...

Called to see if a permit was required, and where to get one to use my metal detector on forest land. The guy that answered the phone was nice didn't know about a permit. So, transfered me to some women that was supposed to know those things. She wasn't in so left a message on her recorder. She never did bother to return my call. There's your tax dollar at work. Guess I'll just go ahead and use my metal detector until a ranger taps me on...