Keeler Rattle Creek (FR 473) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Keeler Rattle Creek (FR 473) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Sandpoint Ranger District

20 mi from Kootenai

Maps 5,423 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

Difficult
  • All 1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Bear Mountain.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Rattle Mountain stands 665 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles northwest.

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 31–45°F, 6.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.