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The Bear Gulch Fire, which began on July 6 near Mount Rose in the Olympic National Forest, has grown to an estimated 4,760 ...
The Bear Gulch wildfire near Lake Cushman has grown to over 3,000 acres with only 3% containment. LAKE CUSHMAN, Wash. — The ...
The Mason County Sheriff’s Office says it’s upgraded evacuation levels for the Bear Gulch Fire burning near Lake Cushman.
A campfire ban starts Aug. 1 as the Bear Gulch Fire grows past 3,000 acres, closing Lake Cushman, trails and Staircase ...
The Bear Gulch Fire increased by 700 acres since Tuesday, and fire activity is expected to remain strong Wednesday.
The fire has shut down major access routes and campsites in both Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest.
The Bear Gulch Fire area near Dry Creek Trail is under a Level 3 “GO NOW” evacuation order. This includes the Staircase ...
The Bear Gulch fire continues to burn along Lake Cushman, backing toward the popular Staircase area of Olympic National Park.
The Hamma Fire is 66 acres and 80% contained. It is located along FS-2480 in the Hamma Hamma drainage on Washington Department of Natural Resources state land. The fire has been completely lined, and ...
You can camp at Staircase Campground for up to seven nights during the reservation season for $24 a night (unless you have a Senior Access Pass, then it's 50% off). For the rest of the year, the ...
Several trails spin out from the Staircase Campground. The hiker’s father, Stewart Krull, found his son’s research history on his computer, Dracobly said. “His son was looking at trails all around the ...
Staircase is about one hour from Olympia, Washington, and two hours south of Port Angeles. Outside of the required reservation dates, Staircase Campground will remain first-come, first-served ...