Overlook (FR 4824115) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Overlook (FR 4824115) in WA

Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF

16 mi from Cle Elum

Maps 3,335 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 6.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Hard Cheese.
  • Estimated climb: 2,700 ft over 6.4 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 25%.
  • 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.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Kachess Ridge stands 2,484 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles northeast.
  • The Kachess Lake shoreline is 0.6 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 39–52°F, 8.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.