Trail Ridge (FR 70280) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Trail Ridge (FR 70280) in ID
Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Westside Ranger District
3.0 mi from Pocatello
Maps 5,844 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 1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Rocky Point Trail.
- Estimated climb: 510 ft over 1 miles, with sustained grades near 24% and pitches to 35%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Kinport Peak stands 1,393 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles south.
- Trail Creek Spring lies 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 35–59°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.