East Kachess (FR 4818000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
East Kachess (FR 4818000) in WA
Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF
16 mi from Cle Elum
Maps 2,487 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.6–4.3, 5.6–6.8 and 7.4–8 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
- All 10.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8 miles of it dirt.
- Near French Tongue.
- Estimated climb: 2,500 ft over 10.4 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 3.5 and mile 5.5: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Kachess Ridge stands 3,332 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles northeast.
- The Kachess Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 42–55°F, 8.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.