French Cabin Creek Recreation Area
The numbers that decide it
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 detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
French Cabin Creek Recreation Area
This dispersed camping area is located along the west bank of the Cle Elum River north of Cle Elum Lake and is accessed by Forest Service Road 4308.
Before you go
Hours
late April through early November Open for dispersed camping. There are no sanitary facilities. Please plan accordingly by packing out all trash and disposing of waste in a responsible manner.
Scenic drives that pass close
- Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-904 mi
- JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP8 mi
- JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM8 mi
- JCT SR 90 VIC CLE ELUM TO JCT SR 97 VIC VIRDEN15 mi
- JCT SR 970 TEANAWAY RD TO JCT SR 97 VIC ELLENSBURG17 mi
- JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN20 mi
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.