Woodrat (FR 1048) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Woodrat (FR 1048) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Priest Lake Ranger District

22 mi from Ponderay

Maps 2,667 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 6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1 miles of dirt.
  • Near Outlet Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • 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 0.0 miles off.
  • The Priest Lake shoreline is 0.6 mi off.
  • Sundance Mountain stands 3,621 ft above the map pin, 7.1 miles east.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 31–55°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.