Ditch Creek (FR 50060) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ditch Creek (FR 50060) in ID

Road corridorPayette NF, Council Ranger District

31 mi from McCall

Maps 5,480 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Payette National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi · does not apply within the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 8 of this road’s 15.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 7.2 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 11 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Summers Point stands 2,237 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles south.
  • Grizzly Creek runs 1.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 37–55°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.