Pole Canyon RD (FR 70761) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pole Canyon RD (FR 70761) in ID

Road corridorSawtooth NF, Minidoka Ranger District

42 mi from Malad City

Maps 5,996 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 8.2–10 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 9.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near War Eagle Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 2,800 ft over 9.9 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 27%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Black Pine Mountains stands 3,369 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles southwest.

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 38–57°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.