Lewis River (FR 9000000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Lewis River (FR 9000000) in WA
Road corridorGifford Pinchot NF, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
15 mi from Amboy
20 mi off I-84 (straight line)
Maps 550 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–3.2, 3.9–14.2, 15.6–18 and 47.1–51.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR
Road Access
Difficult
- 7.5 of this road’s 54 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.2 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~240 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 14 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 16.2 miles along the road.
- A locked gate 32.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 34.2: 2 mapped spots.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Mount Mitchell stands 3,393 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles southeast.
- Swift Number Two Forebay runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 44–63°F, 11.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.