Sand Creek (FR 3310146) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Sand Creek (FR 3310146) in WA
Road corridorColville NF, Sullivan Lake Ranger District
29 mi from Colville
Maps 2,645 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–8/31Stay 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 8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.7 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 2,400 ft over 8 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Snyder Hill stands 2,787 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles southeast.
- Sand Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 33–55°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.