West Fork Dispersed

First, access. From the road the 2nd bridge (start of dispersed) is 2.2 miles. This is the same road to rainbow hot springs trail. I camped 5 nights. The river was incredible. Had my dog with me, no problems with pets. Abundant chipmunks and hummingbirds. Don’t be confused by the West Fork campground operated by the forest service (they have potable water and vault toilets). Lows in 50’s and highs in the low 80’s. South wind until dusk, then north every night. Mosquitoes were manageable, flies were pretty bad

There’s only a handful of spots here. They are just down the road past the paid campground, which is also very nice for $24 and had plenty of open spots in August. I was able to snag a nice spot right by the river. There is currently a fire ban in place. (Small camping stoves only) The trailhead to Rainbow hot springs is at the end of the road, so it was the perfect place to stay before backpacking out there the next day.

We had a lovely time. Fell asleep to the sounds of the river. Only downside was that there were a lot of bugs, but that is to be expected when you’re next to a water.