Browns Creek (FR 50294) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Browns Creek (FR 50294) in ID

Road corridorPayette NF, New Meadows Ranger District

14 mi from McCall

Maps 5,297 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5–16.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Payette National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 5.5 of this road’s 17.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Bally Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 26 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Granite Mountain stands 3,186 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles northeast.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–54°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.