Little Blacktail (FR 315) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Little Blacktail (FR 315) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Sandpoint Ranger District

15 mi from Sandpoint

Maps 3,024 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.7 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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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 2.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Little Blacktail Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 2.5 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 20%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Little Blacktail Mountain stands 1,444 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles north.
  • A pond lies 0.7 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

October normals 39–54°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.