A loosely organized campout at Pearrygin Lake State Park for riders of Dual Sport and Adventure Touring bikes, consisting of a bunch of un-paved roads, some camping, heavy drinking and swapping of many lies. We did it the last two years, and Steve has reserved the Group Campsite for us again in 2007.

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DirtGather mailing list

We created a special mailing list for the event, called dirtgather@micapeak.com. You'll have to subscribe yourself via the usual methods -- I recommend starting at http://www.micapeak.com/lists/. Feel free to subscribe or not, independent of whether or not you plan to attend this one. Warning: If you don't subscribe, you may well miss important organizational messages. The list will be for discussions pertaining to future (and past) events, and traditionally is very, very low volume. Purely social chatter unrelated to the events will be discouraged.

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Steve's directions from Winthrop:

My GPS track says it's 5.4 miles from Riverside Street and Hwy 20 (4-way stop) intersection to Group Site 1 at the S end of Pearrygin Lake. The GPS coordinates were taken from my actual track points, so should be much better than what might show up on your map.

• Begin at the intersection of Bridge and Riverside [N48 28.670 W120 11.126]
• Head NW on Riverside Street, following the brown road signs to Pearrygin Lake
• At 1.6 miles, turn right on Bear Creek Rd.,you'll see a Pearrygin Lake sign here [N48 29.766 W120 10.576]
• At 1.7 miles you will see a PAVEMENT ENDS sign and the intersection of Pearrygin Lake Rd., you'll see the park entrance sign here [N48 30.000 W120 08.925]
• Drive carefully (watch for deer) into the park. There is no need to stop at the registration shack. If asked, simply inform them that you're with the "Dirt Gather" group camping at Group Site 1.
• Continue down into the campground, taking a left turn when you reach the bottom [N48 29.266 W120 08.807]
• Follow signs to sites 1-57 loop, you are looking for site 45
• Between sites 45 and 46, you will see a narrow gravel road with an "AUTHORIZED VEHICLES" sign. [N48 29.224 W120 08.730]
• Take this off-camber loose gravel road .8 mile to the site (please be mindful of the 10 mph speed as hikers also use this road) [N48 28.675 W120 08.556]

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Folks who attended:

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Photos from 2007

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GPS Tracks from various years

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Other photos...