Camp Nine (FR 397) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Camp Nine (FR 397) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Bonners Ferry Ranger District

14 mi from Moyie Springs

Maps 2,556 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 24.3–25.8, 35.2–36.3 and 49.9–50.4 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
  • 42.9 of this road’s 51.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 36.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Bethlehem Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 24 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Tungsten Mountain stands 3,128 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles east.
  • A pond lies 1.2 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 34–54°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.