North Caribou Creek (FR 2646) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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North Caribou Creek (FR 2646) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Bonners Ferry Ranger District

12 mi from Bonners Ferry

Maps 5,887 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.3–1.4, 3.6–9.6 and 11.8–14.6 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 18.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 17.7 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 15 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.9 miles off.
  • Roman Nose stands 1,341 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles southwest.
  • Lower Roman Nose Lake lies 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 31–45°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.