To maximize enjoyment of our parks, we ask everyone to follow these simple rules.
Quiet hours and other things to know
- Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- You may want your buddy in the site next to you, but keep in mind the site must be paid for and occupied with a tent or RV to hold it.
- You may be a kid at heart, but you can’t be a kid to rent a campsite. We only rent to people who are at least 18 years old.
- We don’t allow glass bottles in swimming beach areas.
- Between May 15 and September 15, park visits are limited to 10 consecutive days. The rest of the year, you may stay a total of 10 days in a 30-day period.
- Think small. Alcohol in kegs and other bulk containers is not allowed.
- Store and consume alcoholic beverages only in your site or group camp circle.
- Alcoholic beverages are not permitted in the day-use areas or on the Taidnapam Park fishing bridge.
Parking
- Your campsite fee includes only one vehicle. Additional or unattended vehicles, unless towed, cost $10 each per night.
- You may purchase an unattended vehicle permit to park overnight in the day-use parking area at Mossyrock Park.
- Sorry, we don’t allow overnight parking in the day-use and boat launch areas at Alder Lake, Mayfield Lake and Taidnapam parks. However, unattended vehicles may remain overnight at the North Taidnapam boat launch.
- Leave your gas and electric pocket bikes and motorized scooters at home. Only people with disabilities may operate mobility devices in the parks.
- Please don’t park or drive on vegetated areas.
Get fired up
- We provide fire pits or fire rings for your safety and don’t allow campfires anywhere else.
- Using power saws is not allowed in the campgrounds.
- You’re not allowed to cut or burn live or downed trees. Each park may have additional rules about collecting branches and driftwood.
Bringing a pet?
Your pets are part of your family, but they can sometimes get in the way of other campers. These pet rules will help avoid some common pet peeves.
- Keep your pets under control in cages or on physical leashes no longer than eight feet. (Make sure someone is holding the other end of the leash.)
- At night, keep them in a tent or enclosed vehicle.
- Scoop the poop. We provide bags to make it easier for you.
- Keep pets off the swimming beaches and the Taidnapam Park fishing bridge and out of restrooms and showers.
- Do not leave your pets unattended.
- You may not tie pets to trees or shrubs.
- We will ask that barking dogs be removed from the parks.
- Please do not feed the wildlife.
- Bringing livestock into the parks is not permitted.
Float your boat
- Boat launches close at dusk.
- Docks may not be used for skiing, swimming or diving.
- Alder Lake Park offers free moorage on a first-come, first-served basis. Moorage is limited to 10 consecutive days, and overnight camping is not permitted on moored boats.
- Observe and follow state and local boating regulations.
- It is illegal to operate watercraft in excess of eight miles per hour in Lewis County and five miles per hour in Pierce County within 200 feet of any shore, dock, public swimming area or log boom.
- Please obey no-wake zones.
- Alder Lake Park offers free moorage on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Moorage is limited to 10 consecutive days.
- The park does not allow overnight camping on moored boats or the saving of slips with personal items.
- Natural and cultural resources are protected on our lands. Please leave all rocks, minerals or artifacts where you find them.
- Report vandalism by talking with a park supervisor or by calling (253) 502-8824.
Pitching your tent
If a tent is allowed at your site, please set it up within the site's boundaries.
Play it safe
- The display or discharge of firearms is not permitted in the parks. Fireworks are not allowed.
- Please obey all posted speed limits.