Sam Owen Day Use (FR 640) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Sam Owen Day Use (FR 640) in ID
Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Sandpoint Ranger District
13 mi from Kootenai
Maps 2,102 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
Easy
- All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved the whole way.
- Near David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- 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 0.1 miles off.
- Cougar Peak stands 3,881 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles northeast.
- The Lake Pend Oreille shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 35–56°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.