Button Creek (FR 5220350) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Button Creek (FR 5220350) in WA

Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF

24 mi from Twisp

Maps 4,526 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 5.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.4 miles of dirt.
  • Near Island Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 5.2 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Burgett Peak stands 2,835 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–49°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.