Deep Creek (FR 1500180) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Deep Creek (FR 1500180) in WA
Road corridorColville NF, Three Rivers Ranger District
26 mi from Kettle Falls
3.9 mi off US 395 (straight line)
Maps 2,904 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.8 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
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 13.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Bowen Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 2,200 ft over 13.5 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard 10.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Contention Hill stands 1,214 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles south.
- Camp Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 38–54°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.