A Look Into Lake Cushman Camping

By Ines Flores


The well known yet little felt place in the Olympic National Park is the Staircase area. This is the place in between Lake Cushman and the Skokomish River. A spectacular place little heard of in the country. Lake Cushman camping is home to numerous sites that are underutilized. You need to taste and see what the number three top camping site in the country has for you.

Camping is such a wonderful experience that brings one closer to nature. The peaceful interaction with Mother Nature is the ideal and earliest form of interaction with the environment known to man. The beauty of this is we would not be talking about global warming if we all were campers.

The Skokomish people in the eyes of their neighbors were referred to us the people who resided with the monster. There is no fact up to date that substantiates this and it could still remain to be a myth. But, well myths are there to be believed or not. The name Twana in itself is fresh water, a descriptive feature of the place and true to that.

In the woods, a new friend but not a visitor is back. The fisher is back to Staircase. The long gone animal is back. To many this calls for celebration because for decades since the ice ages this animal has not been seen. A walk in the woods or down the rapids can be a good idea if you want to spot it.

This place has a rich history. The name came from a translator who worked for Isaac Steven during the Treaty of Point Elliot. Mr. Cushman got honored by being the naming of this lake after him in place of the local Twana community, natives of Washington, which had another name.

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.

There is also the antique and famous Antler Hotel that stood close to Mouth Eleanor and Washington. Situated also to the shore of this lake, it stood prey to the increased water levels. As result of the expansion and dams needed by Tacoma city, this hotel was covered by water and ended.

You could go with your Jet Ski or mountaineer. There is an array of activities you could get into. This place is ideal for family, couples and group events. There are areas set for grilling and getting roasting those hot dog buns. Or you could walk in the woods and take a downstream walk in rapids if hiking is not your thing.




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