Deception Saddle (FR 255) in ID

Road corridorNez Perce-Clearwater NF, North Fork Ranger District

50 mi from Kamiah

Maps 2,768 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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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Difficult

2.6 of this road’s 25.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.7 miles of dirt.
Near Junction Mountain Trailhead.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 15 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Junction Mountain stands 3,701 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles southwest.
North Fork Clearwater River runs 0.1 mi off.

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

October normals 43–58°F, 4.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Deception Saddle (FR 255) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access