Deception Face (FR 734) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Deception Face (FR 734) in ID

Road corridorNez Perce-Clearwater NF, North Fork Ranger District

46 mi from Frenchtown

Maps 5,165 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
  • 3.4 of this road’s 5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Deception Point.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 11 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Moose Mountain stands 1,445 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles southwest.

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 32–49°F, 4.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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