Crab Creek - Rocky Ford Area

The 3-acre Crab Creek primitive recreation site provides two joined 16’ x 16’ horse corrals, two stock watering troughs fed by a perennial stream, and open ground suitable for tent and/or RV camping. The site is popular especially with anglers, hunters, hikers, and horseback riders. It serves as the primary access point to the surrounding BLM Crab Creek/Rocky Ford area, including 9 miles of both sides of Crab Creek.

Know Before You Go:

• The 3-acre Crab Creek primitive recreation site provides two joined 16’ x 16’ horse corrals, two stock watering troughs fed by a perennial stream, and open ground suitable for tent and/or RV camping.
• Available surface water is suitable for stock animals but is not fit for human consumption.
• Beware of rattlesnakes, especially during May through October.
• Cell phone service is not available in the camping/parking area.

Point of Interest:

Crab Creek is sometimes referred to as the longest ephemeral stream in North America.

From Spokane, WA: Drive west 49 miles on Interstate 90. Take exit #231 (Tokio Weigh Station). Once off the interstate turn right onto Danekas Rd. Drive 1.4 miles to Hills Rd. and turn right. Drive straight 6.1 miles to the public lands site on both sides of Harrington-Tokio Rd. The camping area turn-off is to the left (west), immediately north of Crab Creek.