Mush Saddle (FR 711) in ID

Road corridorNez Perce-Clearwater NF, North Fork Ranger District

44 mi from Orofino

Maps 1,870 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

VerizonNONE

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StarlinkFAIR

Difficult

10.4 of this road’s 36.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 7.1 miles of dirt.
Estimated climb: 8,100 ft over 36.5 miles through 41 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 47%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~210 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Sneak Point stands 2,426 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles west.
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 45–61°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Mush Saddle (FR 711) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access