Trail Creek Bridge (FR 70284) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Trail Creek Bridge (FR 70284) in ID

Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Westside Ranger District

3.9 mi from Pocatello

Maps 5,975 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Caribou-Targhee National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Kinport Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 26%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Trail Creek Spring lies 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Kinport Peak stands 1,262 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles southeast.

Rules

  • Camping within 1/4 mile of any developed campground.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–58°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.