Limestone Churchill (FR 1500000) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Limestone Churchill (FR 1500000) in WA

Road corridorColville NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

23 mi from Kettle Falls

Maps 2,516 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 17.1–17.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Colville National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · Then leave the forest for 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 8 of this road’s 21.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.7 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 15 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • Limestone Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Contention Hill stands 1,602 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles north.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–56°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.