Dry Ridge (FR 30342) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dry Ridge (FR 30342) in ID

Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Montpelier Ranger District

18 mi from Montpelier

Maps 8,048 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Caribou-Targhee National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 4.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Green Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 950 ft over 4.6 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 27%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Snowdrift Mountain stands 1,309 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles south.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–50°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.