Myrtle Creek (FR 633) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Bonners Ferry Ranger District

12 mi from Bonners Ferry

Maps 4,055 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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

7 of this road’s 18.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 10.6 miles of it dirt.
Near Myrtle Creek Game Preserve.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 9 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 2.3: reported by travellers.

Setting

Secluded

Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
Cooks Peak stands 1,938 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles southeast.
Cooks Creek runs 0.5 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

September normals 43–66°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Myrtle Creek (FR 633) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access in Idaho