Hatchery Creek (FR 7905000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Hatchery Creek (FR 7905000) in WA
Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF
6.8 mi from Leavenworth
Maps 2,364 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
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
- 3.3 of this road’s 5.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.7 miles of dirt.
- Near Hatchery Creek Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 5.2 miles through 18 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 2.4 and mile 3.3: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Big Jim Mountain stands 5,403 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles west.
- Wenatchee River runs 0.7 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 42–58°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.