Well, you have some of the facts right. It was the state DNR that shut Rieter down, not the county. Some of the land we considered Reiter was DNR, some was State Parks, and some was private land that was being used without permission.

Reiter was never an authorized ORV area. We all used it, and DNR even patrolled it, to an extent.

While the environmentalists had some to do with the closure, much of the pressure was for the Department of Ecology and the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

We as an off-road community, but legitimate and not, bear much of the blame for the closure. Reiter, because it is relatively close to the Seatle Metropolitan Area was the source of a lot of dumping, meth labs, and off trail wheeling, in addition to at least one murder.

The plan for Reiter is for it to re-open, although the timing is up in the air and dependent on funding and participation by volunteers. There is a work party at Reiter on January 17th, in which you are welcome to participate.

To answer your original question, there are limited areas to wheel, particularly in the winter. Evans Creek is closed for the winter as in the Naches complex. Tahuya (Belfair) and Walker are open as is the Elbe ORV.