Lick Creek (FR 50143) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Lick Creek (FR 50143) in ID
Road corridorPayette NF, Council Ranger District
26 mi from McCall
Maps 4,434 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.7–1.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/15–9/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi · does not apply within the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 8.1 of this road’s 16.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 7.7 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 8 switchbacks.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.0 miles off.
- Deer Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
- Smith Mountain stands 3,556 ft above the map pin, 10 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 32–57°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.