Slide Ridge (FR 8410000) — Chelan in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Slide Ridge (FR 8410000) — Chelan in WA
Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF
7.0 mi from Manson
Maps 4,915 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 35–35.9 and 36.2–36.8 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
- 28.3 of this road’s 29.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 21 miles of it dirt.
- Near Baldy Spring No. 2.
- Estimated climb: 7,800 ft over 29.1 miles through 44 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 28%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 16.1 and mile 29.2: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Baldy Mountain stands 1,498 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles northwest.
- Baldy Spring Number 1 lies 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 35–51°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.