Binarch Lamb Creek (FR 639) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Binarch Lamb Creek (FR 639) in ID
Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Priest Lake Ranger District
24 mi from Priest River
18 mi off US 95 (straight line)
Maps 3,017 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Idaho Panhandle National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi · No more than 14 days in any 30-day period · No more than 14 days in any 30-day period, then move 5 mi
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 15.6 of this road’s 33.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 15.6 miles of dirt.
- Near Binarch Mountain.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 27 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 14.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Binarch Mountain stands 1,199 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles southeast.
- North Fork Creek runs 0.5 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 30–54°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.