Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility and Renewable Energy Center

Yes, but only with written permission. Please review the Recreation Access Rules.

First complete the application form online or in person at the Renewable Energy Center. If completed online, you will receive a confirmation e-mail instructing you to pick up your permit at the Renewable Energy Center before accessing the land. Required permits include a signed Recreation Access Permit, and a vehicle-use permit issued at the Renewable Energy Center. The vehicle-use permit must be visible from outside your vehicle at all times while parking along the Beacon Ridge Road or in designated areas as shown on the Recreation Access Map.

Everyone in your group must have signed Recreation Access Permit and vehicle-use permits, with the exception of minors under 18. Minors under 18 years are required to have a guardian's signature to access the property. Minors between the ages of 12 and 18 who are hunting must have their own Recreation Access Permit and have completed a hunting-safety course.

There is no access of any kind within 300 feet of wind turbines, solar panels, or substation and hunting is NOT allowed within 1,000 feet of the Renewable Energy Center or maintenance building. The Recreation Access Map provided with your permit will help you locate your position. Signs are posted, but the map is your best guide in determining your location. The area lies mostly on private land and it is a privilege to access these lands for hunting, bird watching or other purposes. There are special rules (see below) in place to ensure the safety of hunters, local residents, visitors, and wind-facility workers. It is your responsibility to make yourself aware and abide by them.

At the Renewable Energy Center, you will be asked to complete the application process by signing the Recreation Access Permit. State game officials and local law enforcement also require that hunters show picture identification if over 18 years old. When all the paperwork is complete, a vehicle-use permit will be issued for parking along the Beacon Ridge Road and in designated parking areas. Each hunter will receive a copy of the Recreation Access Permit to keep with him at all times while on the property.

The rules that apply for hunting/recreation within the boundary of the wind facility are spelled out in the Recreation Access Permit that you are required to carry with you at all times. Violation of any of the rules will result in loss of all access privileges and possible enforcement action.

1. ACCESS IS ALLOWED from April 1 to November 30, seven days per week from 2 hours before sunrise to 2 hours after sunset.
2. NO ACCESS ALLOWED from December 1 to March 31 or during other posted closure periods.
3. ACCESS MAY BE RESTRICTED at any time due to emergencies or operational issues.
4. NO ACCESS of any kind within 300 feet (100 yards) of the wind turbines for your safety.
5. WDFW HUNTING REGULATIONS AND BAG LIMITS APPLY. Wind facility property is located in Game Management Unit (GMU) 329. Wind facility property owned and managed by Puget Sound Energy is not considered “open and unclaimed” for the purposes of treaty hunting.
6. YOUR RECREATION ACCESS PERMIT must be carried on you while within the wind facility area.
7. VEHICLE USE PERMITS (HANGING MIRROR TAGS) must be clearly displayed and visible from outside of the vehicle while accessing the facility for all recreational activities.
8. LICENSED VEHICLE TRAFFIC is permitted only on Beacon Ridge Road. Driving on other wind turbine access roads is not allowed.
9. MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IS 25 MPH unless otherwise posted. Wind facility management traffic such as service trucks, cranes, and heavy equipment have right-of-way.
10. NO OFF-ROAD DRIVING PERMITTED. OPERATION OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLES OR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATVs) IS NOT ALLOWED anywhere on wind facility property.
11. PARKING ALLOWED ONLY ALONG BEACON RIDGE ROAD and in designated parking areas as shown on the Recreation Access Map. DO NOT BLOCK ACCESS to gates, junction boxes, or any entrances.
12. NO CAMPING OR OVERNIGHT PARKING.
13. NO SETTING OF GAME OR WILDLIFE TRAPS.
14. NO TARGET SHOOTING. Firearms may only be used for hunting during hunting seasons authorized by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
15. NO HUNTING OR SHOOTING within 1,000 feet of Maintenance Building, Renewable Energy Center (visitor center), and C2 tourist turbine, including their associated parking areas. No hunting or shooting within 300 feet of wind turbines, solar panels, substation, or microwave facilities. See map for prohibited hunting/shooting zones.
16. NO POINTING OR SHOOTING ANY WEAPON at any target other than legal game. Prohibited targets include wind turbines, solar panels, overhead power lines, junction boxes, vehicles, signs, buildings, or substation. No shooting across or along any maintained portion of wind facility access roads, parking areas, or from vehicles.
17. NO FIRES, OPEN FLAMES, FIREWORKS or any other items or activities that may cause fires. Smoking is not allowed outside of vehicle.
18. NO LAUNCHING OF BALLOONS, AERIAL VEHICLES, OR KITES.

To help assure continued access to these lands, please report any violations of these rules - CALL (509) 964-7809

To report poaching in progress, public endangerment, or in the event of an emergency - CALL 911

For non-emergency poaching violations - CALL (877) WDFW-TIP