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The Consumer Lead On Lake Cushman Camping

By Ines Flores


If you have ever been to the Olympic National Park then you might be correct in your prediction. Yes, the little known staircase region home to Lake Cushman and the Skokomish River. This place is a sight to see and is home to sheer beauty and breath taking Mather Nature. Lake Cushman camping is one of the best activities to be in with your loved one. For a romantic gate away, a family tradition or leisure, this will surely not disappoint.

The name Twana means fresh water. For a fact, you will be surprised if at all this place is in the 21 century. The clear streams and river will fill your desires full. The local native Twanas were referred so by the Quinault as the people who dwell with the monster. No true fact has been tabled to establish if a monster was truly there but if it was seen then it was there.

The local people, the Skokomish, were referred to us the Twana. This meant the people who lived with the monster. No proven fact about the evidence of a beast that could have lived here but for a fact, if one or two saw the monster, and then it could be true, or false. And to top it all off, the name Twana means Fresh water, a true fact about the place and its fresh, crystal clear waters.

The other good feature about this place is the fishers are back. A recent research found out that the fishers which were long gone in these woods are back. Just picture seeing a fisher in this place and for sure you would not hold back going to Staircase.

Well, before you head for the camping sites, here is a little information about this region. Well this lake was formed by glaciers in the last ice age. It has two dams and the original one was dependent on the glaciers. If you head there, you will find one on a hill, well that hill used to be covered by water. The formed dam in 1926 was supposed to supply the much needed hydroelectricity for the then fast growing Tacoma city.

Lake Cushman got its name from a translator who aided Isaac Stevens in Point Elliot Treaty. However, the native Twana had a different name to this place, the latter ended up being the formal one. This site was home to mountaineers who traversed all the way to the famous Antler hotel that stood in front of the Eleanor and Washington mountains. However, the growth of Tacoma and the dams meant the Antler hotel, placed at the shores, was eventually going to be covered by water.

The latest headline that may worsen the possibility of people coming here in future is the fact that the Staircase region is soon to be closed for camping. The other remaining 47 spots across this large region can be still used. There is a lot to do here.

Swimming in the lake is common with the visitors. There is even a small island to swim out to in the lake. The authority has stepped up and made designated areas for swimming to safeguard the people. This and many other spectacular things to get into are the meant to be seen and touched. It affordable and for that, do not be discouraged.




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