Cougar Creek (FR 712) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cougar Creek (FR 712) in ID

Road corridorNez Perce-Clearwater NF, North Fork Ranger District

47 mi from Orofino

Maps 4,944 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/15–9/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 11.6 of this road’s 13.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.2 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 13.8 miles through 16 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 49%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~200 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Moscow Bar Ridge stands 957 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles south.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 14 consecutive days within a calendar year… Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 28 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–49°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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