Slate Basin (FR 10180) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Slate Basin (FR 10180) in ID

Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Dubois Ranger District

55 mi from Sugar City

Maps 6,325 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 2.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Horse Ridge stands 1,846 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles southwest.
  • Myers Creek runs 0.4 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 31–54°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.