Derby Canyon (FR 7400000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Derby Canyon (FR 7400000) in WA
Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF
3.9 mi from Leavenworth
Maps 1,043 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–2, 3.1–4, 7.3–8.5 and 11.4–12.6 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
- 14.5 of this road’s 15.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.5 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 4,700 ft over 15.7 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 4.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 2.8 and mile 15.7: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- A river runs 0.1 mi off.
- Blag Mountain stands 3,635 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles northeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 37–63°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.