Media Creek (FR 1347) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Media Creek (FR 1347) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Priest Lake Ranger District

30 mi from Bonners Ferry

Maps 3,020 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 9.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 7.9 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Watson Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 6 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Granite Mountain stands 1,759 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles east.
  • Jost Creek runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 14 consecutive days within a calendar year … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 28 cumulative days within a calendar year
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 37–55°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.