Washington Administrative Code › Title 352 - Parks and Recreation Commission › Chapter 352-32 - Public use of state park areas › Section 352-32-030 - Camping

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Camping
		  facilities of the state parks within the Washington state parks and recreation
		  commission system are designed and administered specifically to provide
		  recreational opportunities for park visitors. Use of park facilities for
		  purposes which are of a nonrecreational nature, such as long-term residency at
		  park facilities, obstructs opportunities for recreational use, and is
		  inconsistent with the purposes for which those facilities were designed.
No person or camping party may use any state park facility for
			residence purposes, as defined (WAC
			352-32-010).
(2) No person shall camp in any state park
		  area except in areas specifically designated and/or marked for that purpose or
		  as directed by a ranger.
(3)
		  Occupants shall vacate camping facilities by removing their personal property
		  therefrom no later than 1:00 p.m., if the applicable camping fee has not been
		  paid or if the time limit for occupancy of the campsite has expired or the site
		  is reserved by another party. Remaining in a campsite beyond the established
		  checkout time shall subject the occupant to the payment of an additional
		  camping fee.
(4) Use of utility
		  campsites by tent campers shall be subject to payment of the utility campsite
		  fee except when otherwise specified by a ranger.
(5) A campsite is considered occupied when it
		  is being used for purposes of camping by a person or persons who have paid the
		  camping fee within the applicable time limits or when it has been reserved
		  through the appropriate procedures of the reservation system. No person shall
		  take or attempt to take possession of a campsite when it is being occupied by
		  another party, or when informed by a ranger that such site is occupied, or when
		  the site is posted with a "reserved" sign or when the campsite has an incoming
		  reservation. In the case of a reserved site, a person holding a valid
		  reservation for that specific site may occupy it according to the rules
		  relating to the reservation system for that park. In order to afford the public
		  the greatest possible use of the state park system on a fair and equal basis,
		  campsites in those parks not on the state park reservation system will be
		  available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No person shall hold or attempt
		  to hold campsite(s), for another camping party for present or future camping
		  dates, except as prescribed for multiple campsites. Any site occupied by a
		  camping party must be actively utilized for camping purposes.
(6) One person may register for one or more
		  sites within a multiple campsite by paying the multiple campsite fee and
		  providing the required information regarding the occupants of the other sites.
		  An individual may register and hold a multiple campsite for occupancy on the
		  same day by other camping parties. Multiple campsites in designated reservation
		  parks may be reserved under the reservation system.
(7) In order to afford the general public the
		  greatest possible use of the state park system, on a fair and equal basis, and
		  to prevent residential use, continuous occupancy of facilities by the same
		  camping party shall be limited. April 1 through September 30: The maximum
		  length of stay during this period shall be established annually for each park
		  by the director or designee and shall be no less than ten and no more than
		  fourteen nights. Campers may stay the established maximum consecutive nights in
		  one park, after which the camping party must vacate the park for three
		  consecutive nights. October 1 through March 31: The maximum length of stay is
		  twenty nights. Campers may stay twenty consecutive nights in one park, after
		  which the camping party must vacate the park for three consecutive nights, not
		  to exceed forty days in a sixty-day time period. These limitations shall not
		  apply to those individuals who meet the qualifications of WAC
		  352-32-280 and
		  352-32-285.
(8) A maximum of eight people shall be
		  permitted at a campsite overnight, unless otherwise authorized by a ranger. The
		  number of vehicles occupying a campsite shall be limited to one car and one
		  recreational vehicle: Provided, That one additional vehicle without built-in
		  sleeping accommodations may occupy a designated campsite when in the judgment
		  of a ranger the constructed facilities so warrant. The number of tents allowed
		  at each campsite shall be limited to the number that will fit on the developed
		  tent pad or designated area as determined by a ranger.
(9) Persons traveling by bicycles, motor
		  bikes or other similar modes of transportation and utilizing campsites shall be
		  limited to eight persons per site, provided no more than four motorcycles may
		  occupy a campsite.
(10) Water trail
		  camping sites are for the exclusive use of persons traveling by human and wind
		  powered beachable vessels as their primary mode of transportation to the areas.
		  Such camping areas are subject to the campsite capacity limitations as
		  otherwise set forth in this section. Exceptions for emergencies may be approved
		  by the ranger on an individual basis. Water trail site fees, as published by
		  state parks, must be paid at the time the site is occupied.
(11) Overnight stays (bivouac) on technical
		  rock climbing routes will be allowed as outlined in the park's site specific
		  climbing management plan. All litter and human waste must be contained and
		  disposed of properly.
(12)
		  Emergency camping areas may be used only when all designated campsites are full
		  and at the park ranger's discretion. Persons using emergency areas must pay the
		  applicable campsite fee and must vacate the site when directed by the park
		  ranger.
(13) Designated overflow
		  camping areas may be used only when all designated campsites in a park are full
		  and the demand for camping in the geographic area around the park appears to
		  exceed available facilities. Persons using overflow camping areas must pay the
		  applicable campsite fee.
(14)
		  Overnight camping will be allowed in approved areas within designated sno-parks
		  in Washington state parks, when posted, provided the appropriate required
		  sno-park permit is displayed.
(15)
		  Any violation of this section is an infraction under
		  chapter
		  7.84 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
			  RCW
			  79A.05.030 and
			  79A.05.035. WSR 13-15-020, §
										352-32-030, filed 7/8/13,
			  effective 8/8/13; WSR 12-22-031, §
										352-32-030, filed 10/31/12,
			  effective 12/1/12. Statutory Authority:
			  Chapter
			  79A.05 RCW. WSR
			  07-03-121, §
										352-32-030, filed 1/22/07,
			  effective 2/22/07. Statutory Authority:
			  RCW
			   79A.05.030,
			  79A.05.070, and
			  79A.05.075. WSR 03-01-079, §
										352-32-030, filed 12/13/02,
			  effective 1/13/03. Statutory Authority:
			  Chapter
			  79A.05 RCW, including
			  RCW
			   79A.05.030,
			  79A.05.035,
			  79A.05.055, and
			  79A.05.070. WSR 00-13-070, §
										352-32-030, filed 6/16/00,
			  effective 7/17/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.51.040. WSR 98-04-065, §
										352-32-030, filed 2/2/98,
			  effective 3/5/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.51.180. WSR 96-02-015, §
										352-32-030, filed 12/21/95,
			  effective 1/21/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.51.040 and [43.51.]060. WSR
			  95-22-067, §
										352-32-030, filed 10/30/95,
			  effective 1/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.51.040. WSR 94-23-024, §
										352-32-030, filed 11/7/94,
			  effective 1/1/95; WSR 93-06-001, §
										352-32-030, filed 2/17/93,
			  effective 3/20/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.51.040 and 43.51.180(7). WSR
			  92-19-098, §
										352-32-030, filed 9/17/92,
			  effective 10/18/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.51.040 and 43.51.060. WSR
			  87-08-008 (Order 100), §
										352-32-030, filed 3/23/87,
			  effective 5/15/87; WSR 86-06-020 (Order 91), §
										352-32-030, filed 2/25/86; WSR
			  83-09-031 (Resolution No. 67), §
										352-32-030, filed 4/15/83; WSR
			  82-09-035 (Order 60), §
										352-32-030, filed 4/14/82; WSR
			  81-09-034 (Order 50), §
										352-32-030, filed 4/14/81; WSR
			  80-05-007 (Order 45), §
										352-32-030, filed 4/4/80.
			  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.51.040(2) and 43.51.060(6). WSR 78-05-082 (Order
			  39), §
										352-32-030, filed 5/1/78; Order
			  33, §
										352-32-030, filed 4/28/77; Order
			  9, §
										352-32-030, filed
			  11/24/70.