Sugarloaf (FR 2294) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sugarloaf (FR 2294) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Sandpoint Ranger District

21 mi from Kootenai

Maps 2,717 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.3–10.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Idaho Panhandle National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–3/31Stay 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 13 of this road’s 16.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 3,200 ft over 16.2 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Scotchman Peak stands 4,282 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles northeast.

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 34–55°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.