Old Cascade Tunnel (FR 6980000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Old Cascade Tunnel (FR 6980000) in WA
Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF
23 mi from Leavenworth
Maps 3,348 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
- All 1.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Near Mount Weird.
- Estimated climb: 240 ft over 1.2 miles, with sustained grades near 14%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-ends 1.2 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Lichtenberg Mountain stands 2,490 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles northwest.
- Stevens Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 37–52°F, 9.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.