Shady Pass Road (FR 5900000) — Chelan in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Shady Pass Road (FR 5900000) — Chelan in WA
Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF
17 mi from Manson
Maps 2,427 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 24.2–26.7 and 28.4–28.9 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
- 10.8 of this road’s 17.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.2 miles of dirt.
- Near Halfway Spring.
- Estimated climb: 5,000 ft over 17.1 miles through 30 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Known camping along this road between mile 24 and mile 25.9: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Fourmile Ridge stands 4,696 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles east.
- Entiat River runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 44–60°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.