Toboggan Ridge (FR 581) — Lochsa/Powell in ID

Road corridorNez Perce-Clearwater NF, Lochsa/Powell Ranger District

45 mi from Frenchtown

Maps 3,174 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

All 12.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Estimated climb: 6,600 ft over 12.6 miles through 36 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 29%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~200 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road at mile 33.9: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Gorman Hill stands 2,225 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles southeast.
Moose Creek runs 0.1 mi off.

National Forests in Idaho and Dakota Prairie National Grasslands:…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 41–56°F, 4.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Toboggan Ridge (FR 581) — Lochsa/Powell in ID -- Camping Rules & Access