Ball Creek (FR 432) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ball Creek (FR 432) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Bonners Ferry Ranger District

13 mi from Bonners Ferry

Maps 4,498 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.1–6.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Idaho Panhandle National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 11/16–3/31Stay 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
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AT&TNONE
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 15 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Russell Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 4,300 ft over 15 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Pyramid Peak stands 2,843 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles northwest.
  • Dutch Creek runs 0.2 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 32–49°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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