Derby Ridge Road (FR 7402240) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Derby Ridge Road (FR 7402240) in WA

Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF

5.1 mi from Leavenworth

Maps 2,625 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.3–0.9 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
  • All 3.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Blag Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 270 ft over 3.7 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 21%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Blag Mountain stands 2,053 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles east.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–56°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.