Kettle Crest Trailhead (Sherman Pass)
Reported open. Checked 2026-08-05.
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Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level RV detail confirmed against Recreation.gov. Where a field says "not published," the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Recreation.govChecked 2026-08-05
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Official Forest Service pageKettle Crest Trailhead (Sherman Pass)
This multiple-use trailhead found on Sherman Pass provides summer and winter access to the Kettle Crest National Recreation Trail (Kettle Crest Trail #13 North and South) and the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The trailhead includes an outhouse, information board with trail maps, trail user registration boxes, and parking that will accommodate 15-20 vehicles and 5-7 vehicles with trailers. The upper parking is available for passenger vehicles and the lower parking area is for trucks, RVs, and horse trailers. Camping at the trailhead is discouraged. No campfires are allowed. Sherman Overlook Campground is located approximately one-mile east of the trailhead. Horse camping is encouraged at Jungle Hill Trailhead located 5 miles east of the Trailhead off the Albian Hill Road. Multiple connector trails extend out from the trailhead including Sherman Loop, Columbia Mountain (including an historic fire lookout), and a long loop that includes the Sherman-tie trail, Jungle Hill Trail, and Kette Crest 13 N. The trailhead is popular with hikers, horse riders, and mountain bikers. Please respect the rules of the trail related to yielding to other users. Sherman Pass is a high mountain pass that crosses the Kettle River Range in the state of Washington. It is the highest pass in the state maintained all year. The pass is located on the Sherman Pass Scenic Byway which traverses the Colville National Forest. The pass was named after American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman who traveled across the pass in 1883.
Before you go
Season
Year round
Fees
Washington State Sno-Park Permit required Dec 1 to March 31. No passes required outside this time.
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