Gleason-Boswell (FR 1098) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Gleason-Boswell (FR 1098) in ID
Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Priest Lake Ranger District
13 mi from Newport
Maps 2,471 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.1–1.2 and 30.2–30.7 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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StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 12.3 of this road’s 34 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 29.2 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,900 ft over 34 miles through 98 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 30%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 21.8 and mile 32.9: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Ojibway Knoll stands 2,695 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles west.
- Flat Creek runs 0.8 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 33–55°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.