High Steel Browns Creek RD (FR 2340000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
High Steel Browns Creek RD (FR 2340000) in WA
Road corridorOlympic NF, Hood Canal Ranger District/Hoodsport
17 mi from Shelton
4.3 mi off US 101 (straight line)
Maps 568 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 6.9–7.5, 8.1–10.7 and 11.8–14.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/16–9/30Stay limit: 21 days · 21 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- 10.3 of this road’s 19.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 9.1 miles of dirt.
- Near Brown Creek Interpretive Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 19.4 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 127%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~210 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A locked gate 14.5 miles along the road.
- A gate 18.4 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Brown Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Rock Peak stands 2,771 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles west.
Rules
- On the Olympic National Forest dispersed camping is allowed for 21 consecutive days. A dispersed campsite must be at least 1/4 mile away developed recreation areas … in a one-mile perimeter away from campgrounds … Do NOT camp within 200 feet of any water source … please keep your campsite within 150 feet from a roadway.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 42–62°F, 11.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.