French Cabin Creek (FR 4308000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
French Cabin Creek (FR 4308000) in WA
Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF
13 mi from Cle Elum
Maps 2,267 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
- 0.2 of this road’s 6.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.2 miles of dirt.
- Near French Cabin Creek Recreation Area.
- Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 6.7 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
- 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 0.1 and mile 5.6: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Sasse Ridge stands 3,468 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles east.
- Cle Elum River runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 41–56°F, 5.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.