Cooks Pass (FR 661) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cooks Pass (FR 661) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Bonners Ferry Ranger District

14 mi from Bonners Ferry

Maps 4,459 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–3.3, 4.5–5.5, 6.4–7.6, 8.8–10.2 and 11.4–12 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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StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 12 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.5 miles off.
  • Myrtle Peak stands 2,658 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles northwest.
  • Peak Creek runs 0.3 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 34–50°F, 7.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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