Snow Creek (FR 402) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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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

  • 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 35–50°F, 4.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.