Nordman-Metaline (FR 2200000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Nordman-Metaline (FR 2200000) in WA
Road corridorColville NF, Sullivan Lake Ranger District
35 mi from Colville
Maps 2,639 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · Then leave the forest for 30 days
VerizonNONE
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StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 0.1 of this road’s 15.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.3 miles of dirt.
- Near Lakeshore North Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~250 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 11 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate at the start of the road.
- A locked gate 14.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 10.1 and mile 15: 15 mapped spots.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Sullivan Mountain stands 3,838 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles northeast.
- The Sullivan Lake shoreline is 0.4 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 33–54°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.