Smith Creek (FR 281) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Smith Creek (FR 281) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Bonners Ferry Ranger District

23 mi from Bonners Ferry

Maps 3,757 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 9.8–13.6 and 18.1–27.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Idaho Panhandle National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–8/31Stay 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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AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 18.5 of this road’s 27.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 18.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Shorty Peak stands 2,753 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles north.
  • Cow Creek runs 0.6 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 29–49°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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