Tunnel Creek (FR 1331) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Tunnel Creek (FR 1331) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Priest Lake Ranger District

8.0 mi from Newport

Maps 2,396 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1 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
  • 0.5 of this road’s 1.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Stone Johnny.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Stone Johnny stands 2,244 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles southwest.
  • Tunnel Creek runs 0.4 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 34–57°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.