Crooked Creek (FR 10178) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Crooked Creek (FR 10178) in ID

Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Dubois Ranger District

56 mi from Sugar City

Maps 6,634 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.3–4.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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 4.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 4.9 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
  • Heart Mountain stands 3,791 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles north.

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 34–53°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.