Klahowya Creek (FR 1075) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Klahowya Creek (FR 1075) in WA

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Priest Lake Ranger District

22 mi from Newport

Maps 3,768 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Idaho Panhandle National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi · No more than 14 days in any 30-day period · No more than 14 days in any 30-day period, then move 5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 13.1 of this road’s 20.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Grouse Knob.
  • Estimated climb: 3,400 ft over 20.1 miles through 59 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 33%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 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.
  • Grouse Knob stands 1,497 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 14 consecutive days within a calendar year … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 28 cumulative days within a calendar year
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–52°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.