Buckboard Gulch (FR 10875) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Buckboard Gulch (FR 10875) in ID

Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Dubois Ranger District

57 mi from Dillon

Maps 7,376 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 2.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Fritz Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 2.7 miles, with sustained grades near 26% and pitches to 35%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Fritz Peak stands 2,349 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles southwest.
  • South Fork Fritz Creek runs 1.2 mi off.

Rules

  • reduce displacement of other Forest visitors desiring to utilize a particular area, by reducing the opportunity for one visitor or group of visitors from monopolizing a campsite for long periods of time (in excess of 14 days)
  • Camping rules

Climate averages

October normals 29–50°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.