Fish Creek (FR 20082) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Fish Creek (FR 20082) in ID
Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Ashton/Island Park Ranger District
15 mi from West Yellowstone
Maps 6,401 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 24.8–26.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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
Difficult
- 6.3 of this road’s 47.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 4.4 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 11 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 0.1: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Lucky Dog Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- Sawtell Peak stands 3,479 ft above the map pin, 9.8 miles northwest.
Climate averages
October normals 24–52°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.