Trestle Creek (FR 275) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Trestle Creek (FR 275) in ID
Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Sandpoint Ranger District
9.7 mi from Kootenai
Maps 2,515 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.7 and 1.5–2 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
- 4.8 of this road’s 18 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 4 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 4,300 ft over 18 miles through 15 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 10.5 and mile 12.5: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Mount Marion stands 2,692 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles south.
- Cochran Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 38–56°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.