Riverside Drive (FR 20136) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Riverside Drive (FR 20136) in ID

Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Ashton/Island Park Ranger District

22 mi from West Yellowstone

Maps 6,296 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 4.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 3.3 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Island Park Dam.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 0.3: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
  • Buffalo River runs 0.2 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 25–53°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.