Sheepherder (FR 5080000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Sheepherder (FR 5080000) in WA
Road corridorColville NF, Newport Ranger District
19 mi from Newport
Maps 3,414 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.1–3.4, 4.5–5, 6.1–6.8 and 7.6–9.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 10.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Winds through 13 switchbacks.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Cee Cee Ah Peak stands 1,954 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles north.
- The Browns Lake shoreline is 0.5 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 39–54°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.