Unit 209 · Methow
About this unit
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest country in the middle Methow Valley. Ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir with the Sawtooth Wilderness Roadless Area.
- Methow River
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
2 found
Trails near Unit 209
12 found
Pacific Crest Trail
2626.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPacific Northwest Trail 03 Washington
1924.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPacific Northwest Trail
1473.0 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWhistler Canyon Trail
13.8 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertWhistler Canyon Trail
10.6 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateSimilkameen Trail
9.7 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBoise, Idaho to Beaufort Sea, Alaska OHV Trip
7.2 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateSimilkameen Trail
1.9 miTrailOroville Grind
1.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateSimilkameen Trail
1.0 miTrailSimilkameen Trail
0.3 miTrailDifficulty: EasySimilkameen Trail
0.2 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 209
11 found
Spectacle Lake Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRiver Oaks RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSun Cove Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTonasket Chamber of Commerce RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSpectacle Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Palmer Mountain
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBains' RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSmilkameen
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMiners Flat
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMiners Flat Dispersed Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSimilkameen Dispersed Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Washington
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/special-hunts
- GMU map ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/gmu
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/requirements/harvest-reporting
- Hunter education ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/requirements/education
- Buy a license ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 209, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Washington agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/24/2026.