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About CFMC

Our club, our property, our traditions — since 1973.

About the Club

Cascade Family Motorcycle Club (CFMC), a charter club of the Northwest Motorcycle Association (NMA) is a place for dirt bike enthusiasts to foster a community that promotes the sport of riding and enhances stewardship of the land now and into the future.

Founded in 1973, CFMC has grown into a vibrant community of 75 active members — families, individuals, riders, and supporters — united by a love of off-road motorcycling and the Pacific Northwest outdoors. Our members come from across Washington state including Thurston, King, Pierce, Grays Harbor, Mason, Lewis, Kitsap, Cowlitz, and Snohomish counties, and even Idaho.

Our Values

  • Encourage fun
  • Commitment to safety
  • Respect and integrity
  • Caring for and contributing to our community
  • Preserving traditions for future generations
  • Trail stewardship — building, maintaining, and improving the land we ride

Club Leadership

CFMC is led by 7 elected officers serving 1-year terms. Nominations happen each October and officers transition at the January meeting.

  • President — Sutton Brown
  • Vice President — Adam Zepp
  • Secretary — Hayley Oberg
  • Treasurer — Shlomi Yehuda
  • Membership Coordinator — Tia Livingood
  • Trail Boss — Craig Taylor
  • Event Director — Ted Lukecart
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Our Property

🏔️ Grizzly Heights Property

Located in McCleary, WA — our private riding property

Property Details

  • ["4,000+ acres leased from Port Blakely","60+ miles of member-built single track (and growing)","Gated entry — members only","Terrain similar to Capitol Forest","Motorcycles and street-licensed vehicles only","No ATVs or UTVs"]

Campground & Amenities

  • Primitive camping available
  • 15 graveled RV spaces
  • Group campsite
  • Community fire pit
  • Covered picnic/carport area
  • 3 porta potties
  • Day-use area with bike load/unload
  • Kid-friendly beginner trails near campground

➰ Potato Chip Loop

Lower campground trail system

⛰️ Bumpy Wheels

Upper campground trail system

🎯 Skill Builder

Hillside to gate trail system

Members: Full property rules, safety guidelines, and access details are provided when you join. Questions? Contact us.
Emergency Address: Mox Chehalis Rd E, McCleary, WA 98557 (HWY 8 mile marker 9) — Fire Zone 655.
Report Fire: DNR: 1-800-562-6010 · Port Blakely: 360-570-1992
Stewardship

Trail Stewardship

Our members build and maintain over 60 miles of single track year-round. Monthly work parties keep the trails in great shape through every season — from clearing storm damage in winter to grooming trails for summer riding.

Every member contributes to trail stewardship as part of the club's annual contribution points requirement. It's one of the best parts of being in the club.

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Since 1973

Club Traditions

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Mountain Campouts

Campouts in the mountains — the CFMC way

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Breakfast Before a Ride

Fuel up together before hitting the trails

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Go Karts in Lakewood

Off the dirt and onto the asphalt for fun

🎳

Holiday Party Bowling

Annual holiday party bowling in Puyallup

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Club Rides

Rides at the property and various areas together

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Scavenger Hunt

Club scavenger hunt & motorcycle skills tests

Club Tradition

🥾 The Boot — Wall of Fame

Every year, one lucky member gets "The Boot" — a decorated trophy boot passed down with a new trinket and story.

2024
🧹 Broom/Brush
Awarded to Ted Lukecart
Awarded for doing sweep at the Black Bear and taking down signage before the last rider was out.
2023
🔀 Reverse Uno Card
Awarded to Rick Hanke
2022
🔒 Lock
Awarded to Shlomi Yehuda
2019
❓ Unknown
Awarded to Bill Price
2015
❓ Unknown
Awarded to Cory F.
2012
🐕 Dog with Bloody Face
Awarded to Marty Jorgenson
Awarded for cutting Rosie's tongue. Marty and Debbie were tree limbing at the club property and Marty was moving cut branches with his 16-inch samurai saw. Rosie was right behind him and he nicked the underside of her tongue. The trail is now known as the Dogs Tongue.
2011
⛽ Gas Can
Awarded to Dean Olive
Dean was at Tahuya getting ready for the Black Bear. Instead of unhooking his trailer to turn around, he tried it with the trailer hooked up. He nosed into a ditch and his whole truck slid down. Because the truck was pointed down and the fuel tank was empty, it would not start. Tim Swartz had to call Dean Dorsett to bring a jug of diesel and a tow rope.
2010
🫁 Lung
Awarded to Tim Swartz
Tim was racing the Frostbite in Odessa. Going too fast over a sleeper jump, he let go instead of riding it out. His chest hit the end of his bars. He rode one more lap to avoid a DNF, then drove home to the hospital where he stayed for 10 days at Harborview with a broken rib, punctured lung, and air leaking into his body.
2009
🌽 Quad with Corn
Awarded to Howard Ferguson
Awarded when he was working in a corn field maze and rolled his quad onto himself on a downhill turn.
2008
🎞️ Reel with picture
Awarded to Mark & Margo Swift
Both ended up over the edge at a work party at Capitol Forest. Those steep edges required lots of assistance getting both the bikes and themselves back on the trail.
2007
🕶️ Blacked out sunglasses
Awarded to Roscoe Rainey
Crashed on the first turn of the Stump Jumpers White-Knuckle race at the first year it was held in Odessa. Super dusty, went into the corner blind, hit something that flipped him in the air. He narrowly avoided getting run over but broke his leg.
2006
👀 Eyeballs
Awarded to Matt Williams
Pre-riding the Black Bear with no goggles (even after he was warned) and got a stick through his eye. He finished the ride and still swept the course later that day.
2005
🏅 Lifetime achievement medallion
Awarded to Steve Hagerman
Nearly awarded the Boot many times over the years. Awarded as a Lifetime Achievement award.
2004
🪞 Rear view mirror
Awarded to Danny Lovell
Pre-riding at Capitol in front of Dean on a slippery day. Crossed a wooden bridge and almost flew off the side but managed to save it. Dean cheered, Danny looked back, and that ended his good fortune — off the side of the trail he went.
2003
💀 Grim Reaper with bandaged knee
Awarded to Dean Dorsett
Awarded for his own Death Ride mishap where he ended up injuring his knee.
Our Partners

Partner Organizations

🏁 Northwest Motorcycle Association (NMA)

CFMC is a charter club of NMA. NMA organizes the regional off-road racing series including enduro, offroad, and trials events throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Visit nmaoffroad.org

🎗️ Blue Ribbon Coalition

Blue Ribbon Coalition champions responsible use of public and private lands for the benefit of all recreationists. CFMC supports their mission to preserve access to off-road riding areas.

Visit blueribbon.org

🌲 WOHVA

Washington Off-Highway Vehicle Alliance works to protect and expand motorized recreation opportunities in Washington state through advocacy and stewardship.

Visit wohva.org

Frequently Asked Questions

Cascade Family Motorcycle Club (CFMC) is a family-first off-road motorcycle club based in McCleary, WA. Established in 1973 as a charter club of the Northwest Motorcycle Association (NMA), CFMC has 75 member families who ride, camp, and maintain trails on the club's private 4,000+ acre Grizzly Heights property.
CFMC's riding property, Grizzly Heights, is located in McCleary, Washington — about an hour from Olympia and 90 minutes from Tacoma or Seattle. The property features 4,000+ acres of private land with 60+ miles of member-built single track, gated entry, and terrain similar to Capitol Forest.
The Northwest Motorcycle Association (NMA) is the regional organization that sanctions off-road motorcycle racing in the Pacific Northwest, including enduro, off-road (hare scramble), and trials series. CFMC has been an NMA charter club since 1973 and hosts NMA-sanctioned events at Grizzly Heights.
Not at all. CFMC has riders of all skill levels, and members help each other improve in a friendly, supportive way. The property includes kid-friendly beginner trails near the campground, and family members who don't ride are welcome to enjoy camping, hiking, and the outdoors.
CFMC holds monthly meetings year-round. Winter meetings (February, March, November, December) are on Zoom at 7 PM. Riding-season meetings (January, April through October) are held onsite at Grizzly Heights at noon. Board meetings are typically the 1st of each month at 7 PM.
CFMC is a charter club of the Northwest Motorcycle Association (NMA) and a member of the Blue Ribbon Coalition (BRC) and the Washington Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (WOHVA). These partnerships support off-road access, trail stewardship, and the broader riding community.