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and Regulations
for
,the Public Use
of
Lands and Roads
ged by the
Department of
!!i,
Resources
i2~)10 DEFINITIONS. The fol-
apply to all of the listed
"Developed Recreation Sites"
'reProved observation, swimming,
picnic sites.
"Camping Equipment" in-
to accommodate the
transport, and the
bing Paraphernalia.
"Department" shall mean the
Resources.
"Vehicle" shall mean any
Capable of being moved upon
' Upon, or by which any persons or
may be transported or drawn
include, but not be limited
'trucks, motorcycles, motor
br'scooters and snowmobiles,
can legally be operated on
APPLICABILITY AND
public use rules are
tng recreational, economic and
es on land and roads under the
Department of Natural Re-
of Washington. These rules
allow Washington's trust lands
historic roles of revenue pro-
les COver public use activities on
sites and all other lands
of the Department of
They cover the public use of
Under the jurisdiction of the
Natural Resources and the
of fire. These public use rules
le to Persons, or their assignees
in industrial harvest,
or agriculture or grazing
Under sale, lease or permit
on lands under its juris-
I is incompatible with
agreements. Nor shall these
Provisions of Section III, WAC
lands under Department's
are Withdrawn or leased by a
rules governing public use
or leased, provided that
aPplY upon request of the
agency. Public notices of
Posted by the Department
In such locations as will
to the attention of the
will also set forth
to any areas on which
are imposed and post in
the rules shall be made
in the office of the
Lands, Olympia, and in
Administrators.
GENERAL RULES. The
omissions are prohibited on
on of the Depart-
tll garbage, including paper,
materials and rubbish ex-
the area, or disposal at
areas.
dumping refuse or waste
or Other vehicle except in
food, or washing cloth-
use in any drinking
or Contaminating water
due and reasonable care
Ig lakes, streams
into receptacles pro-
~, any body waste in or on
COmfort station or any
UPon the ground, or de-
Cans, cloths, rags, metal,
damaging substance
in any of the fixtures in such stations or
structures.
(f) Using refuse containers or other refuse
facilities for dumping household or commercial
garbage or trash brought as such from private
property.
(2) Public Behavior
(a) Inciting or participating in riots, or
indulging in abusive, threatening or indecent
conduct or indulging in conduct that destroys
the normal recreational experience of other
users. Persons violating this rule may be evicted
from lands under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources.
(b) Destroying, injuring, defacing, removing
or disturbing in any manner any public build-
ing, sign, equipment, marker or other structure
or property.
(c) Selling or offering for sale any merchan-
dise without the written consent of the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources.
(d) Posting, placing or erecting any bills,
notices, papers or advertising devices or matter
of any kind without the written consent of the
Department of Natural Resources.
(e) Erecting or using unauthorized build-
ings. Persons violating this rule may be evicted
from lands under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources.
(f) Exploding or igniting firecrackers,
rockets or fireworks of any kind.
(3) Audible Devices
(a) Operating or using any audible devices,
including radio, television and musical instru-
ments and other noise producing devices, such
as electrical generating plants and equipment
driven by motors or engines, in such a manner
and at such times so as to unreasonably disturb
other persons.
(b) Operating or using portable public
address system, whether fixed, portable, or
vehicle mounted, except when such use or
operation has been approved by the Depart-
ment in writing.
(4) Vehicles and Road Use
It is the policy of the Department of Natural
Resources to encourage public use of all roads
and trails, land and water under its jurisdiction
consistent with its trust responsibilities, con-
servation of soil and water, timber and grass
and the natural environment, while maintaining
a reasonable balance between the proper needs
of conflicting user groups. Therefore, the fol-
lowing rules shall pertain to all lands under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Re-
sources and to all access roads across private
lands through which the Department has ob-
tained the right of public use. Rules and
regulations bearing upon recreational access to
Department managed lands and roads may be
waived (in writing) by the Department for
special situations provided that the events are
consistent with the above Department policy.
(a) Vehicles may travel over all roads ade-
quate for conventional 2~wheel drive passenger
automobiles unless poste~ against such use.
(b) Roads, abandoned railway grades, skid
roads, and similar routes inadequate for con-
ventional 2-wheel drive automobiles and all
trails are closed to vehicular use unless desig-
nated or posted as open for such use.
(c) Vehicular travel off-road or off-trails is
prohibited except in areas designated or posted
by the Department as open for vehicular travel.
(d) Snowmobiles may travel over roads and
trails on Department managed lands except
where posted against such use.
(e) Snowmobiles are prohibited from off-
roads and off-trails travel except in areas
designated or posted as open by the Depart-
ment.
(f) All regulations having to do with
safety, noise abatement, speed and fire pre-
cautions which apply to other motorized
vehicles in developed recreation sites or on
other lands managed by the Department shall
apply to snowmobiles provided that: One head-
light in working order shall be deemed suf-
ficient lighting system for snowmobiles.
(g) Operating a motor vehicle at any time
without a muffler in good working order or
operating a vehicle in such a manner as to
create excessive or unusual noise or annoying
smoke or using a muffler, cutoff, bypass or
similar device or operating a motor vehicle with
an exhaust system that has been modified so
that the noise emitted by the engine of such
vehicle is amplified or increased above that
emitted by the muffler originally equipped on
the vehicle is prohibited.
(h) Every motor vehicle during the "Closed
Season" as defined in RCW 76.04.252 shall be
equipped with a spark arresting muffler ap-
proved by the Supervisor of the Department of
Natural Resources whenever such vehicle shall
traverse over any state lands other than on
roads from which the inflammable vegetation
has been cleared of sufficient width to pass a
four-wheel vehicle and such road is surfaced
with a noninflammable material.
(i) Driving in a careless or negligent man-
ner or driving while under the influence of
intoxicating liquors or under the influence of
narcotic or hallucinogenic drugs is prohibited.
(j) Headlights must be turned on whenever
the visibility is reduced to 200 feet or less due
to darkness, dust, smoke, fog or other weather
or atmospheric conditions.
(k) Speed Limits-The driver shall operate
his vehicle at a safe speed at all times and not in
excess of any posted speed.
(I) Right-of-Way-The driver of any vehicle,
other than an emergency vehicle, shall yield the
right-of-way to log hauling or gravel trucks,
except as otherwise provided:
(i) The driver of a vehicle approaching an
intersection, not otherwise posted, shall look
out for and yield the right-of-way to any
vehicle on his right simultaneously approaching
the intersection regardless of which vehicle first
reaches and enters the intersection.
(ii) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn
to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any
vehicle approaching from the opposite direc-
tion.
(iii) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the
right-of-way to ~nimal-drawn vehicles and per-
sons riding animals and shall make reasonable
effort to avoid frightening or startling such
animals.
(m) Following-A vehicle whose driver does
not intend to pass shall not follow another
vehicle closer than 150 feet provided that
vehicles driven by a single organized group may
follow one another at a lesser but reasonable
following distance.
(n) Pedestrians' Rights and Duties-Every
driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to
pedestrians. Pedestrians should clear traffic
lanes as soon as practicable.
(o) Animals-Every person in control of an
animal or animal-drawn vehicle shall remove
same from the roads to allow vehicles to pass as
soon as practicable.
Whenever the driver of a vehicle encounters
a herd of livestock which is in control of any
person, he shall not move through the herd
until directed to do so by the person in control
of the herd. The person in charge of the herd
shall remove the herd from the road or trail as
soon as possible.
(p) Drive to Avoid Damage-No person
shall operate any vehicle in such a way as to
cause damage to the roads, bridges, cattle-
guards, gates or other structures or appur-
tenances which form a part of the road.
(q) Parking-No person shall stop, park or
leave standing any vehicle or obstacle upon the
main-traveled part of the road; any vehicles
otherwise parked must leave sufficient room for
the passage of at least normal traffic, provided,
that this does not apply to the driver of: (i) a
disabled vehicle, (ii) an emergency vehicle, (iii)
a fire vehicle.
(r) Engine Noise-Excessively accelerating
the engine of any type of vehicle when such
vehicle is not moving or is starting from a
stopping place is prohibited.
Pollution hurts everyone. Please do not
litter. Pick up the garbage and put it in the
garbage can.
WAC 332-52-040 PUBLIC BEHAVIOR-
RECREATION SITES. The following acts or
omissions are further prohibited at Department
of Natural Resources developed recreation
sites:
(1) Destroying, defacing or removing any
natural feature or vegetation.
(2) Discharging firearms. No person shall
discharge across, in, or into any portion of the
developed recreation site a firearm, bow and
arrow, or air or gas device or any device capable
of injuring or killing any animal or person or
damaging or destroying any public or private
property except where the Department has
authorized otherwise.
(3) Occupying a site for other than
primarily recreational purposes.
(4) Entering or using a site or a portion of a
site posted closed to public use.
Notices establishing closure shall be posted
in such locations as will reasonably bring them
to the attention of the public.
(5) Building a fire outside of stoves, grills,
fireplaces or outside of fire rings provided for
such purposes.
(6) Camping overnight in places restricted
to day use only.
(7) Failure to clean their rubbish from the
place occupied by the person or persons before
departure.
(8) Pitching tents or parking trailers or
other camping equipment except in places
provided for such purposes.
(9) Camping within a campground for a
longer period of time than that established by
the Department of Natural Resources. Notices
establishing limitations on the period of time
persons may camp within a campground shall
be posted in such locations as will reasonably
bring them to the attention of the public. There
may be different time limits in the various
recreation sites depending upon conditions,
time of the year, or available facilities.
(10) Failing to maintain quiet in camp-
ground between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6
a.m. All persons shall maintain reasonable
quiet, and adults accompanied by children or
pets shall be responsible to insure that children
and/or pets maintain a reasonable quiet.
(11) Bringing saddle, pack or draft animals
into the site unless it has been developed to
accommodate them and is posted accordingly.
(12) Bringing pets or other animals into
campground unless under physical restrictive
control at all times.
(13) Leaving a camp unit unoccupied during
the first night after camping equipment has
been set up or leaving unattended camping
equipment for more than 24 hours. Such
unattended camping equipment which is not
removed is subject to removal.
WAC 332-52-050 VEHICLES. The following
acts or omissions are further prohibited at
Department of Natural Resources developed
recreation sites:
(1) Driving or parking any vehicle or trailer
except in places designed for this purpose.
(2) Driving any vehicle at a speed or in a
manner likely to endanger any person or
property.
(3) Driving bicycles, motorbikes and
motorcycles on trails unless such trails are
posted for vehicular traffic.
(4) Driving motorbikes, motorcycles, or
other motor vehicles on roads in developed
recreation sites for any purpose other than
access into, or egress out of, the site unless
authorized and posted by the Department of
Natural Resources.
WAC 332-52-060 USE OF FIRE. RCW
76.04 and all rules and regulations duly promul-
gated thereunder apply to recreational fires on
lands under the jurisdiction of the Department
of Natural Resources other than developed
recreation sites. The written permission re-
quired under WAC 332-24-080 may be waived
for recreational fires by the local district
administrator in designated areas within his
jurisdiction.
Trees, shrubs, flowers and the facilities are
for your enjoyment. Please assist us in
keeping them in good condition.
WAC 332-52-070 PENALTIES. Failure to
comply with any of the rules set forth in the
preceding sections subjects the party or parties
to the penalties provided by Chapter 160,
Extraordinary Session, Laws of 1969, and the
loss of access to and exercise of privileges on
state-owned lands under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Natural Resources for such
period of time as the duly authorized repre-
sentative of the Department of Natural Re-
sources determines.
WAC 332-52-080 ENFORCEMENT. These
rules and regulations will be enforced by the
Commissioner of Public Lands and such of his
employees as he may designate.
(1) Provisions of the above rules and regu-
lations may be waived by written permission by
the Department of Natural Resources except
for those activities controlled by statute or
ordinance. Waivers may be granted when they
are determined by the Department to be in the
best public interest and will result in minimal
damage to Department managed land or re-
sources.
(2) No rule or regulation adopted for the
Public Use of the Department of Natural
Resources Managed Lands and Roads shall
interfere with operations conducted for the
purpose of the saving of life or property when
such operations are directed by the proper
authority.
(3) All rules and regulations listed above
are adopted by the Department of Natural
Resources pursuant to the Revised Code of
Washington, chapter 43.30.
WAC 332-52-090 EFFECTIVE DATES.
These rules and regulations shall become effec-
tive upon the expiration of thirty (30) days
after said rules and regulations are filed with
the Code Reviser, except WAC 332-52-030 (4)
(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), which shall become
effective August 1, 1970.
For further information please contact:
Phone Number
Port Angeles District Office
Route 2. Box 123-B, Port Angeles 98362 452-9241
Shelton District Office
Star Route 1, Box 37-AA. Shelton 98584 426-8242
Montesano District Office
Route 1, Box 59-B, Montesano 98563
249-4142
Thurston District Office
7810 Martin Way, Olympia 98501
753-5746
Port Orchard District Office
Drawer F, Port Orchard 98366
87~8085
Willapa District Office
P. O. Box 707, Raymond 98577
942-3446
Deming District Office
Deming 98244 592-3161
North Bend District Office
P. O. Box 306, North Bend 98045
888-0181
Sedro Woolley District Office
Route 4, Box 17, Sedro Woolley 98284 856-2755
Sultan District Office
P. O. Box 277, Sultan 98294
7932621
Chehalis District Office
Route 5, Box 518. Chehalis 98532
748-8617
Elbe District Office
P. O. Box 96, Alder 98301
569-2234
Ellensburg District Office
Route 3, Box 1, Ellensburg 98926
925-2027
Enumclaw District Office
Route 3, Box 596A, Enumclaw 98022
825-2517
GlenwoodDistrict Office
Glenwood 98619 364-2404
Castle Rock District Office
P. O. Box 736, Kelso 98626
274-6644
Battle Ground District Office
P. O. Box 546, Vancouver 98660
687-3125
Colville District Office
P. O. Box 190, Colville 99114
684-4573
Deer Park District Office
P. O. Box 487, Deer Park 99006
275-2917
Omak District Office
P. O. Box 192, Omak 98841
826-0770
Columbia Basin District Office
P. O. Box 7, Ephrata 98823
754-4621
"1 want to have a few words with those folks at the
Journal. I was the fastest draw in the West until
they came to town with their classified ads.
Poeple came to me with their money problems.
Now they turn to Journal classifieds for extra cash.
A small, inexpensive classified ad turns those 'don't
wants' into $10.. $20 .. $30 extra spending
money. They're quick on the draw and always on
target--reaching thousands of readers in Mason
County each week. Best of all, they work for just a
BUCK AND A HALF. I can't compete with
that.., nobody can! Besides, maybe they can help
me sell my six-shooter."
Forks District Office
P. O. Box 480, Forks 98331
374-6223
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