Contact Info
71 West Main
Pomeroy, WA 99347
Basics
- Location:
- 15 miles southeast of Pomeroy
Basic Directions
From Pomeroy, WA, take State Highway 128 to the south. Where road Y's - approximately 10 miles - continue on 128 to the left. The pavement ends here. Go 2 miles and turn right up Pataha Creek. Follow road until you cross the cattle guard at the Forest boundary.
Description
Pataha Creek is a nice, relaxing fishing stream. At the Forest boundary are located fish weirs that are just perfect for dropping a line into or soaking the feet on hot summer days. Located across the road from the fish weirs is Pataha Campground. This is a dispersed campground with only three campsites and an outhouse as facilities. A small pond is located within the campground that sometimes contains a few fish.
One mile up the creek is another set of fish weirs. Here is where the creek first meets with the road since beginning at its headwaters. Rainbow trout is the most popular type of fish taken from Pataha but, it does have a large population of nonnative eastern brook trout. Pataha Creek does have some local fishing restrictions like the use of artificial lures only. Be sure to check the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fishing regulations before starting to fish!
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Camping along the Pataha Creek within National Forest lands of the Pomeroy Ranger District, require that a distance of 75 feet be maintained between the campsite and live water. These special conditions are meant to protect vegetation along stream corridors that are within designated critical habitat for the Threatened and Endangered species.
