Johnson/Lakeview (FR 278) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Johnson/Lakeview (FR 278) in ID
Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Sandpoint Ranger District
20 mi from Spirit Lake
8.3 mi off US 95 (straight line)
Maps 2,668 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 8–8.3, 8.8–9.2, 15.9–16.3, 16.9–18.4, 19.3–20.4, 25.2–27.1, 34.7–35.4, 35.7–36.9, 48.7–49.8 and 78.2–78.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Idaho Panhandle National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 11/5–9/18Stay 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 29.4 of this road’s 82 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 67 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 15,400 ft over 82 miles through 62 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~200 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 17.8 miles along the road.
- A water crossing 37.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Jackknife Peak stands 2,577 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles south.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 34–55°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.