Burton Creek (FR 2411) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Burton Creek (FR 2411) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Bonners Ferry Ranger District

7.7 mi from Bonners Ferry

Maps 4,742 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.9–5.5 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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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 12.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~230 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 17 switchbacks.
  • Dead-ends 1.4 miles in at a mapped turnaround.

Known camping along this road at mile 1.4: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
  • Burton Peak stands 2,107 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles west.

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 36–49°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.