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Dave gets out of town: Moss Creek, Washington

Posted on 27 July 2009

I’ve lost my zeal for the Oregon Brewers Festival (perhaps next year I’ll take the Thursday off and go right at noon, before the hoards descend).

So this past weekend Heather and I got out of town. We’ve nearly exhausted the close-to-town campgrounds on the Oregon side of the river, so we decided to head north. North and east, to a small campground a few miles off Washington Highway 14 between Stevenson and Bingen called Moss Creek. We didn’t know much about it, as descriptions on the internet are scarce and it’s not mentioned in our one Washington camping book, but they take reservations so that decided us.

mosscreekmap

Though not the best campground we’ve stayed at, Moss Creek proved convenient to exploring The Gorge, Mount Adams, the Big Lava Bed, and other sights. We experienced fantastic weather for the first time in our half dozen or so camping trips together, and we branched out in our camp cookery: we baked biscuits and rolls on the campfire; and I can now unequivocally state that one thing our previous camping experiences lacked was fresh baked bread!

As usual Heather has blogged our latest adventure, with map (stolen above), photos and a deft sense of humor, at Mile73:

Tank Full Of Gas, Chapter 17: Camping in Moss Creek, WA

Related posts:

  1. Dave Goes: Camp Creek Campground, Mt. Hood National Forest
  2. Camping close to town: Camp Creek
  3. Camping close to town with no reservations
  4. Camping close to town with no reservations for the last time (this summer)
  5. Dave gets out of town: Oneonta Tunnel, Beacon Rock, and Walking Man Brewery

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4 Responses to “Dave gets out of town: Moss Creek, Washington”

  1. Diane says:

    Turns out the crowds weren’t too bad at the Brewers Fest Friday afternoon/night. It was a good time.

  2. Dave says:

    Diane – Next year I’m going to plan ahead and take Thursday or Friday afternoon off to give the fest another chance.

  3. BlazersBlog says:

    You should call this feature “Dave Goes”

  4. Dave says:

    BlazersBlog – Dang, that’s a great idea . . . I think I’ll use that starting next installment . . . thanks!


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