Middle Fork Payette (FR 698) in ID -- Free Camping & Overnight Parking in Idaho
Middle Fork Payette (FR 698) in ID
U.S. Forest Service administers this ground -- we don't have a verified rule for this spot.
A 27.5-mile stretch of dirt National Forest road in Boise County, ID. The road serves Trail Creek Summit.
11.6 of the 27.5 miles in are maintained only for high-clearance vehicles. 20 of the 27.5 miles in are dirt. Stretches run along a shelf with a drop of up to ~210 ft on the downhill side. Winds through 27 switchbacks. Dead-end road -- no mapped turnaround; expect to back out or unhitch.
Rattlesnake Point stands 3,465 ft above the site, 3.3 miles east. Silver Creek runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.0 miles off. Travellers have camped along here. The nearest town, Cascade, is 17 mi off.
September normals 39–78°F, 0.9″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov