Sweetzer Canyon (FR 70584) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sweetzer Canyon (FR 70584) in ID

Road corridorSawtooth NF, Minidoka Ranger District

42 mi from Rupert

Maps 5,576 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–4 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 5.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 5.5 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 16%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
  • Black Pine Mountains stands 3,789 ft above the map pin, 5.2 miles south.
  • Mud Spring lies 1.1 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 37–59°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.