Copper Creek (FR 5900000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Copper Creek (FR 5900000) in WA
Road corridorGifford Pinchot NF, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District
15 mi from Eatonville
Maps 4,026 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Camping is prohibited from mile 0.9 to mile 1.2 of this road.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 21.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.9 miles of dirt.
- Near Glacier View.
- Estimated climb: 5,500 ft over 21.1 miles through 17 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 25%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 6.4: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Mount Beljica stands 1,432 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles east.
- A lake lies 1.1 mi off.
Rules
- Motor vehicle use off a forest road or trail for purposes of dispersed camping should be at least 100 feet from a stream, wetland, or other body of water. (Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping: 100 ft from water (all MVUM corridors))
- Camping outside campgrounds, or dispersed camping, is legal throughout most of the forest. ... Visitors may not drive beyond 150 feet from the main road. (Dispersed camping allowed across most of the forest; drive no more than 150 ft from the road) Driving off the road is limited to roads carrying the MVUM dispersed-camping symbol (MVUM insert).
- Store all food and scented items in bear-proof containers or in vehicle, covered and out of sight. (Food storage (bear safety), forest-wide visitor guide)
- Always pack out what you bring in and leave your site cleaner than you found it! (Pack out trash, forest-wide visitor guide (no human-waste rule found))
- Access: Closed. (Forest Road 59 recreation page: site closed for washouts)
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Allowed. (FR 5900000 MP 0.2-5.6 (MVUM dispersed-camping symbol detected, both sides)) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 150 feet of the road. Highway-legal motor vehicles only, on existing routes, only when it will not cause damage (MVUM insert); Vehicle type and dates allowed: same as permitted on road (MVUM Dispersed Camping Designations table); Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping should be at least 100 feet from a stream, wetland, or other body of water (MVUM insert).
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Allowed. (FR 5900000 MP 6.3-8.3 (MVUM dispersed-camping symbol detected, both sides)) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 150 feet of the road. Highway-legal motor vehicles only, on existing routes, only when it will not cause damage (MVUM insert); Vehicle type and dates allowed: same as permitted on road (MVUM Dispersed Camping Designations table); Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping should be at least 100 feet from a stream, wetland, or other body of water (MVUM insert).
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited. (Forest Road 59 washout repairs, MP 0.9-1.2 (2026 road repairs alert))
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 37–52°F, 8.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.