Big Bend (FR 20474) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Big Bend (FR 20474) in ID
Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Ashton/Island Park Ranger District
22 mi from West Yellowstone
Maps 6,340 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Caribou-Targhee National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi · after camping 14 days in a 30-day period within the 5-mile radius, no returning to camp in that radius within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Island Park Dam.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- The Island Park Reservoir shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Arange Peak stands 2,615 ft above the map pin, 6.3 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 25–53°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.