So the story is I came up this side of Rainier on Labor Day weekend hoping to score a spot at Mowich Lake Campground,(yeah, no). After the looong verrryyy bumpy drive up the road I luckily ran into the ranger at the entrance where the self ticketing is and he suggested checking out Evans creek for a FF spot for the night which was 10 minutes back down the way I came. You go past the initial parking lot and stay right at the fork. Very nice helpful people around that had been going to this spot for years for the off-roading activities. I did make friends with another couple that was there to hike rainier like me. I was told the spots on the right side of the road are safer since people tend to drive a little fast and the ones on the left are more exposed. Ranger told me I could use whatever was “dead and down” for firewood which was perfect. It’s about a half hour to Tolmie Peak trailhead up the hill which was what I hiked the next morning. (At least it’s was for me, trying not to blow up my Corolla on the very rough road ) No service from about 10 minutes up the road.