Baldy (FR 2538) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Baldy (FR 2538) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Bonners Ferry Ranger District

3.0 mi from Moyie Springs

Maps 2,800 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.1–17.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Idaho Panhandle National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 11/1–10/6Stay 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 18 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.3 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Nixon Number One Dam.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 11 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Dawson Ridge stands 1,660 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles northeast.
  • A lake lies 1.1 mi off.
  • 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 35–54°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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