Capitol State Forest is kind of obscure, often being easy to overlook on the map. There are several free campgrounds paid for by the timber harvests. Easy access from the I-5 corridor. Recreation Site Registration Form You must register to use this facility. (Registration and campground are free) On Waddell Creek... Picnic tables, metal firerings, and outhouses No Garbage Service - Pack It Out (Dumpsters at the Rest Area on I-5) Water in Season (Hand Pump) 7 Day Limit in any 365 Day Period Handicap Accessible Campsites Horse Campsites No pallets or other treated wood products allowed in the campground. Campground Rules in Capitol State Forest ATTENTION CAMPERS 1. Respect sites designated for disabled users 2. Camp only in designated campground and campsites 3. Do not alter or remove vegetation 4. Limit fires to campsite fireplaces 5. Maintain quiet between 10pm and 6am 6. Do not shoot in or near recreation sites, trails or roads 7. Limit stay to 7 consecutive days per calendar year 8. No reserving campsites. Camping is on a first come basis 9. No ORV use within campgrounds or on campground roads 10. Use of all fireworks prohibited 11. Chainsaw use is prohibited in the campgrounds All organized events require a DNR permit Call Central Region Office at 360-748-2383 MARGARET McKENNY (Historic Sign #1) Miss Margaret McKenny for whom this site is named, an ardent conservationist, author of many wildlife books, and a noted mushroom authority and photographer, has given freely of her time to conservation causes and to the teaching of children. Her father, General T.J. McKenny, served as a Brigadier-General in the Civil War and as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Washington Territory 1867-1870 This Recreation Site, on the banks of Waddell Creek, was the early home of Stephen Decatur Wynn and George H. Sturdevant families who settled here in the 1890's and cleared this area for a homesite. During the 1930's the sands of Waddell Creek were panned for gold. BEAR FACTS There have been multiple unconfirmed accounts of bear activity on or near the trails accessed by the trailhead at this campground. There are several other free campgrounds in Capitol State Forest: FALL CREEK CAMPGROUND MARGARET McKENNY CAMPGROUND MIDDLE WADDEL OHV CAMPGROUND MIMA FALL TRAILHEAD CAMPGROUND NORTH CREEK CAMPGROUND PORTER CREEK CAMPGROUND SHERMAN VALLEY CAMPGROUND Waddell Creek Road 128th Ave. and Waddell Creek Road DIRECTIONS: From Seattle, WA Take I-5 south to Exit 95 Take Exit 95 towards Little Rock Continue straight at the Stop Sign and onto 128th Street for 3/4 Mile Turn right on Waddell Creek Road Margaret McKenny Campground is 2.3 miles PHOTO HERE Mima Mounds from Observation Deck MIMA MOUNDS NATURE TRAIL LATITUDE: N 46°54.315 LONGITUDE: W 123°02.860 Day Use Area No dogs because they disturb the nesting birds. From 128th Ave take Waddell Creek Road About 3/4 mile turn left on xx Road Mounds and Trailhead a short distance. Spillman Campground and Picnic Area (Tahuya State Forest) CAMP SPILLMAN Aldrich Lake (Tahuya State Forest) ALDRICH LAKE

CAMPGROUND INDEX Complete free campground listing CAMPING ADVICE AND TIPS TOURIST PHOTOS www.eugenecarsey.com dispersedcampgrounds.com Free campgrounds and camping WASHINGTON CAMPGROUND DIRECTORY CAPITOL STATE FOREST MARGARET McKENNY CAMPGROUND