Contest Mountain (FR 2642) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Contest Mountain (FR 2642) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Sandpoint Ranger District

4.5 mi from Sandpoint

Maps 3,489 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.5–4.2 and 5.7–7.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 7.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Gold Hill.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 17 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 4.4: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Gold Hill stands 542 ft above the map pin, 0.4 miles west.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping or leaving camping equipment in any one area or campsite is limited to a total of 14 days during any 30-day period… Camps must be relocated at least 5 miles away (road miles) from the original site to qualify for a new 14-day period
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–51°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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