Elkins Road (FR 5402) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Elkins Road (FR 5402) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Priest Lake Ranger District

27 mi from Bonners Ferry

Maps 2,525 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
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Near North trailhead #365.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • The Priest Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
  • Lakeview Mountain stands 1,532 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles southwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 14 consecutive days within a calendar year … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 28 cumulative days within a calendar year
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–55°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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