Burnt Basin (FR 70219) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Burnt Basin (FR 70219) in ID

Road corridorSawtooth NF, Minidoka Ranger District

41 mi from Malad City

Maps 5,646 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.5–6.9, 9.2–10.9, 13.1–14.1 and 15.1–15.9 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
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 16.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Black Pine Cone.
  • Estimated climb: 5,600 ft over 16.4 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 32%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Black Pine Cone stands 2,349 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles northwest.

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 39–58°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.