APPENDIX E

Current Outfitter-Guides
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APPENDIX E

CURRENT OUTFITTER-GUIDES

The outfitters being studied in this analysis are described below. Refer to Figure 3.0-1 beginning 

on page 3-5 for a list of all outfitters operating within the analysis area. The use level and 

season of operation follow the descriptions. Most permittees have a specified number of client 

days in the special use permit. This number is based on the amount of use a holder has had 

over the past few years. Additional days can be requested by the holder based on estimated 

use. These requests are typically granted, and the actual annual use is reflected in the number 

of service days discussed throughout the other resource sections of this FEIS.

Cascade Corrals

Cascade Corrals has been operating under a special use permit since 1950. The current permit is 

for 200 service days in the following areas:

Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness

Sawtooth Backcountry

This company has no assigned sites or base camps. Trips include full service deluxe summer 

hiking or horseback riding camping trips supported by pack stock. The majority of their trips are 

marketed as “Hike it and like it” rather than riding trips. Campsites most consistently used in 

the past five years include:

Surprise, Eagle Pass, Blue Grouse – Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness

Moore Point Campground – adjacent to Lake Chelan-Sawtooth

Hoodoo – Sawtooth Backcountry

Cascade Wilderness Outfitters

Cascade Wilderness Outfitters has been operating under a special use permit since 1960. The 

current permit is for 621 service days in the following areas:

Pasayten Wilderness

Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness – Twisp River, Wolf Creek, and Chelan RD.

North Cascades – Cedar Creek

Base camps are authorized near the Slate Creek trailhead and Andrews Creek trailhead (shared 

with North Cascade Safari), and an assigned site is authorized at Beaver Creek camp. Trips 

include full-service and standard pack trips, full-service and standard hiking trips with pack 

support, drop camps and guided day hunt trips. Hunting trips are generally drop camps with an 

occasional guided day or full-service hunt. Campsites most consistently used in the past five 

years include:

Summer Season:

Beaver Creek - Boundary Trail, Pasayten Wilderness

Crow Lake - Larch Creek Trail, Pasayten Wilderness
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Sheep Corrals - Sawtooth Backcountry

High Hunt

Beaver Creek, Old Miller Camp, Ptarmigan Creek, Miller Camp, Crows Nest, Bob Creek, 

Pasayten Hilton - Spanish Camp Area, Pasayten Wilderness

Apex Pass, Tungsten Area, Pasayten Wilderness

General Hunt

South Fork, Gardner Meadows, Milton Hilton, North Fork – Wolf Creek Area, Lake 

Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness

Little Slate Lake, Sheep Camp, Eagle Camp, War Creek, Reynolds Creek, Buttermilk 

Meadows – Twisp River Area, Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness

Deli Llama Wilderness Adventure

Deli Llama has been operating since 1993. The current permit is for 151 service days the 

Pasayten Wilderness and North Cascade areas Campsites most consistently used in the past five 

years include:

Billygoat Pass, Larch Pass – Larch Creek Area, Pasayten Wilderness

Snowy Lakes Camp, South Crest Area

This company has no assigned sites or base camps.

Early Winters Outfitting

Early Winters Outfitting has been operating under a special use permit since 1983. The current 

permit is for 892 priority use service days in the following areas: 

Pasayten Wilderness

North Cascades

Assigned site is Whistler Camp. Trips include full-service and standard pack trips, full-service or 

standard hiking trips with pack support, drop camps, guided hunt trips, re-supply, and day rides. 

Hunting trips are generally drop camps with an occasional guided or full-service hunt. 

Campsites most consistently used in the past five years include:

Summer Season

Whistler Camp - Robinson Creek Trail , Pasayten Wilderness

Goat Lakes Basin - Pacific Crest Trail, Pasayten Wilderness

First Hidden Lake - Hidden Lakes Trail, Pasayten Wilderness

High Hunt

Coney Basin, Rock Creek Trail - Pasayten Wilderness

Whistler Camp, Buckskin Lake, Fred’s Lake, Ferguson Lake, Beauty Creek - Middle Fork 

Pasayten Area, Pasayten Wilderness

Oregon Basin, Goat Lakes Basin ,Hopkins Lake - Pacific Crest Trail Area, Pasayten 

Wilderness
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General Hunt

Beauty Creek - Beauty Creek Trail, Pasayten Wilderness

Robinson Creek Trail - Pasayten Wilderness

Cedar Creek, Mud Hole, Sandy Butte, Lucky Jim, Little Boulder, Weenan Creek - Upper 

Methow Area

Day Rides

North Cascades

Robinson Creek Trail - Pasayten Wilderness

North Cascade Outfitters

North Cascade Outfitters has been operating under a special use permit since 1980. . The 

current permit is for 200 priority use service days allocated as follows:

Pasayten Wilderness

Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, Twisp River

Sawtooth Backcountry

Assigned sites is authorized at Crow Lake. Trips include full-service and standard pack trips, 

full-service and standard hiking trips with pack support, drop camps and guided day hunt trips. 

Hunting trips are generally drop camps with an occasional guided day or full-service hunt. 

Campsites most consistently used in the past five years have changed due to a new holder of the 

permit. Campsites the holder intends to use most consistently in the future are:

Summer Season:

Beaver Creek-Boundary Trail, Pasayten Wilderness

Crow Lake - Larch Creek Trail, Pasayten Wilderness

Sheep Corrals - Sawtooth Backcountry

High Hunt

Beaver Creek, Old Miller Camp, Ptarmigan Creek, Miller Camp, Crows Nest, Bob Creek, 

Pasayten Hilton - Spanish Camp Area, Pasayten Wilderness

Apex Pass, Tungsten Area, Pasayten Wilderness

General Hunt

South Fork, Gardner Meadows, Milton Hilton, North Fork – Wolf Creek Area, Lake 

Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness

Little Slate Lake, Sheep Camp, Eagle Camp, War Creek, Reynolds Creek, Buttermilk 

Meadows – Twisp River Area, Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness
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North Cascade Safari

North Cascade Safari has been operating under a special use permit since 1970. The current 

permit is for 431 priority use service days in the following areas:

Pasayten Wilderness

North Cascades

This permit is authorized for two base camps: Billygoat and Andrews Creek, and two assigned 

sites: Sheep and Bald Mountains. Trips include full-service and standard pack trips, full-service

hiking trips with pack support, drop camps and guided hunt trips. Hunting trips are generally 

drop camps with an occasional guided or full-service hunt. The campsites most consistently 

used in the past five years include:

Summer Season

Sheep Mountain Camp - Boundary Trail, Pasayten Wilderness

Bald Mountain Camp - Spanish Camp area, Pasayten Wilderness

Twin Springs - Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness

Sheep Corrals - Sawtooth Backcountry

High Hunt 

Crow Lake , Dollarwatch , Timberwolf Basin, Peeve Meadows, Three Fools, Whistler 

Basin - Billygoat Area, Pasayten Wilderness

General Hunt

Twin Springs , Blue Grouse, Indian Head, Ten Tree Basin , Lake Chelan-Sawtooth 

Wilderness

Hardscramble,-Monument Creek, Upper Methow

Robinson Creek Trail - Pasayten Wilderness

Sawtooth Outfitters

Sawtooth Outfitters has been operating under a special use permit since 1982. The current 

permit is for 938 priority use service days in the following areas:

Pasayten Wilderness 

Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness

Sawtooth Backcountry

Alta Lake

Authorized base camp at the Crater Creek Trailhead. No assigned sites. Trips include full-service 

and standard pack trips, full-service and standard hiking trips with pack support, drop camps 

and guided day hunt trips. Day rides are offered out of the permittee’s private property near 

Alta Lake. Hunting trips are generally drop camps with an occasional guided day or full-service

hunt. Campsites most consistently used in the last five years include:

Summer Season:

Remmel Lake, Charlie Brown, Tatoosh, Pasayten Wilderness

Dry Lake, Surprise, Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
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Boiling Lake and Merchants Basin, Sawtooth Backcountry

High Hunt

Tatoosh Buttes vicinity, Pasayten Wilderness 

General Hunt

Boiling, Cub, and Cooney Lakes, and Merchants Basin, Sawtooth Backcountry

Day Rides

Alta Lake
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