Buckhorn (FR 70529) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Buckhorn (FR 70529) in ID

Road corridorSawtooth NF, Minidoka Ranger District

17 mi from Hansen

Maps 6,548 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.1–4.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Sawtooth National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 21.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 2,900 ft over 21.4 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 33%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Cold Spring lies 0.7 mi off.

Rules

  • The following act is prohibited within the Minidoka Ranger District: Pursuant to 36 CFR 262.58 (a), camping in any area including a developed recreation site or an undeveloped/dispersed recreation site for more than 14 (fourteen) days in a 28 (twenty-eight) day period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–54°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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