Swab Creek (FR 50306) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Swab Creek (FR 50306) in ID
Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Soda Springs Ranger District
5.7 mi from Star Valley Ranch
Maps 6,193 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near DAUGHTERS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS MUSEUM.
- Estimated climb: 310 ft over 0.9 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Swab Creek runs 1.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
- Prater Mountain stands 3,869 ft above the map pin, 8.8 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 27–56°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.