PUBLIC LANDS -- Boulder Cave Day Use Site on the Naches Ranger District has reopened after a year-long closure for site improvements. The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has scheduled a re ...

They were first in line when the day-use site 27 miles west of Naches opened for the season. But no one was in a hurry. "I just wanted to be here with my boys, some guy time," Pleasant said.

The 25,000 year old cave is one of the most popular places on the Naches Ranger District and so it’s important to balance access with protection for the bats, said Bill Zimmer, the district’s ...