Chiwawa River Road (FR 6200000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Chiwawa River Road (FR 6200000) in WA

Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF

27 mi from Leavenworth

Maps 2,531 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 9.5–10.5 and 16.1–16.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · Then leave the forest for 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 4 of this road’s 25.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Rock Creek Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 6 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 19.1: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Basalt Peak stands 3,474 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles east.
  • Schaefer Creek runs 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–56°F, 4.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.