Lower Tacoma Ridge (FR 2600440) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Lower Tacoma Ridge (FR 2600440) in WA
Road corridorColville NF, Newport Ranger District
19 mi from Chewelah
Maps 3,117 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · Then leave the forest for 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 7.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Timber Mountain.
- Winds through 9 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Little Tacoma Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- Timber Mountain stands 2,358 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 32–55°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.