Northwest Motorcycle Association

This event has been canceled

We are officially in high fire watch in our area. Please be mindful of campfires, have a spark arrester on your bike (required), and be careful what your saw touches. 

Thanks to our Fourth of July Logout, much of the closure area in the Upper Mad is passable. But the whoops and rocks make it a bit less fun. Come help us do some major tread work and brushing! A few extra blow downs are expected through burn scars.

We will be staying at Swallow Caves Dispersed Campsite again, a beautiful site next to the river (away with the mosquitos)! 

https://thedyrt.com/camping/washington/swallow-caves-campground#location Please be careful on Chiwawa Loop Rd; there are massive tire-popping potholes circled in orange that can be hard to see.

Please note that this site has no bathroom, running water, or trash service. If you drive down the street to Goose Creek Campground, you can access a bathroom and potable water there. Brapp in and brapp out everything. 

I will serve dinner around 18:00-ish on Friday night. 

We will have fuel, PPE, med kits, tread tools, saws, and all the necessary equipment in our MotoV Volunteer Trailer. If you're looking for particular experience from this work party, please let me know so we can ensure you're grouped with the appropriate people. If you plan to use a saw, please bring chaps or saw pants. Please note the elevation change if you need to calibrate any equipment. 

Saturday morning, we will have lunches set out around 7:00 for you to make and pack (sandwiches, salty snacks, Gatorades, fruit, Mio, etc). Breakfast will be ready by 7:30. We will hold a safety talk during breakfast and then break into our crews. This crew will be led by USFS's Sam Zook. 

We will start heading to the Upper Mad Trail Head around 8:00. If you have kiddos, we can load their bikes into a truck the night before and have them ride with someone because it's cold in the mornings and road riding isn't very fun. Let's try not to make excessive noise in the morning so we don't wake other people enjoying the outdoors. 

Dinner will be served when ya'll arrive back at camp. 

Sunday, we will rinse and repeat. 

For any questions, contact the Central Washington Volunteer Coordinator: 

Julia Moore

[email protected]

Trail Details -- https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/upper-mad-river