Bodie Mountain

The Bodie Mountain Roadless Area is an isolated gem located between Okanogan and Ferry Counties. Its massive canyons, mysterious caves, and rugged terrain are hard to top; the stunning views from the top of Bodie Mountain, where the Tonata Creek Trail begins, and Bamber Mountain, however, put anything to shame. Because the area is seldom trekked by people, it is not unusual to experience complete solitude in this untouched outback and its lightly traveled trail gives one a sense of being one of the first to explore its forest and grasslands.

The Bodie Mountain’s beauty is not commonplace. Many of its microhabitats—particularly the Okanogan Highlands landform of rare shrub-steppe and aspen groves complete with signatures of old forests—are underrepresented in the National Wilderness Preservation System and should be protected. Bodie also provides source habitat for wolverines and pine marten and is within the Canada lynx “secondary recovery area.” Perhaps most important is the connectivity Bodie Mountain offers with nearby Jackson Creek and Clackamas Mountain roadless areas, allowing passage for many species of wildlife to move safely between habitats.

People benefit as well from this roadless area’s remoteness: A collection of streams trickle down Bodie Mountain and into Toroda Creek and provide farmers and other local residents with fresh, pure water—one of the area's many wonders that must be protected.