Snow Creek (FR 402) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Snow Creek (FR 402) in ID
Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Bonners Ferry Ranger District
12 mi from Bonners Ferry
3.0 mi off US 95 (straight line)
Maps 4,365 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.2–1.3, 2.2–10.2, 12.4–13.1 and 28.3–30.3 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 18.9 of this road’s 30 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 18.9 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 12 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 7.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.0 miles off.
- Bottleneck Peak stands 2,548 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles southwest.
- Corner Creek runs 1.1 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 35–50°F, 4.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.