Lightning Creek (FR 419) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Sandpoint Ranger District

16 mi from Kootenai

Maps 4,189 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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

5.9 of this road’s 21.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5.5 miles of dirt.
Near Lunch Peak.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 6 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

8 known camp spots along this road, between mile 1.5 and mile 19.8: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Lunch Peak stands 2,204 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles northwest.
Quartz Creek runs 0.5 mi off.

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

September normals 45–64°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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