Sawtell Peak (FR 20024) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Sawtell Peak (FR 20024) in ID
Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Ashton/Island Park Ranger District
15 mi from West Yellowstone
Maps 6,442 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.4–2.4 and 13.8–14.1 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
- 3.8 of this road’s 14.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.8 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 18 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 3.8 and mile 11.4: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Sawtell Peak stands 3,438 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles northwest.
Climate averages
October normals 31–52°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.