We are a month out from the Earth First! Summer Gathering and we are excited to see you in the forest.

This years’ location will be in the woods near to Chehalis Washington. It is equidistant (about 2 hours) from Seattle and Portland. We will be doing the big reveal of address and exact location on June 17th!

For now we want you to have this rideshare board to start planning your carpools:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/qn9a45

Please bring camping gear to sleep comfortably outside, clothes for hot and cold weather (it can get cold at night), and a raincoat/poncho in case it rains. Food will be cooked and served at the gathering, but we always need and appreciate donations and food stamps. Bring a water bottle, snacks and anything else you need to be fed, warm, hydrated and comfortable for a week outside in the woods. Please don’t bring your dog! If you must bring your dog, we ask that you keep them leashed.

Accessibility Description

If you have any accessibility questions or to discuss possible accommodations, please email: HotEFSummerPNW@protonmail.me ahead of the gathering. Important locations will be marked via signage and we will have a map with descriptions and terrain as well. The main event spaces (parking, camping field, fire ring, kitchen) are all on flat, or mostly flat land, and consist of mowed grass with some mole hills, uneven bumps, and the occasional stump. Accessibility will have its own camping area close to key resources such as the kitchen and the medic tent. Accessible camping will be within at most about 500ft away with no elevation change from the Morning Circle Space over dirt roads with grass. Accessible Camping is about 600ft with 7ft of elevation change from the programming spaces, going over flat dirt roads at first, then about 100ft of narrower (3 -5ft wide) wood chip path with some tree roots. There will be two wheelchair accessible port-o-potties available in the main area near Accessible Camping. In case of emergency, we do have contingency plans in place if needed, which offer additional support to those in Accessible Camping.

People will be able to drive up directly to the Accessible Camping to drop off stuff and/or people with access needs before parking in the parking area. The parking are is about 1/3 mile from morning circle with 30ft of elevation gain (mostly gradual with one steeper hill) primarily along gravel and dirt roads. There is very limited car camping available in the Accessibility Camping area. If car camping or car access makes the gathering accessible to you, please use it. If not, please leave the space for others.

People are able to cool down in the creek. The shaded forest path also offers a cooler space in its shade. The forest area is mostly flat with a steep slope to the north and small slope to a creek. The forest paths are exposed dirt with small plants and in some areas have roots exposed, mole hills, bumps, and branches. Some workshop spaces are down this path. The ground from the forest to stage areas is mix of bark chips and dirt. There are no indoor or sheltered spaces available on site.

There will be an onsite accessibility coordinator and volunteers available to help with emergent access needs. We will have a limited supply of extra

Camp norms and schedule will come out later this month so keep an eye out on instagram (@earthfirstjournal) as well as https://www.earthfirst.news/

Look forward to seeing you in a month!