Hell's Half Acre (FR 224) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hell's Half Acre (FR 224) in ID

Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District

43 mi from Hamilton

Maps 5,036 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Bitterroot National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 10.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 3,200 ft over 10.1 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Roundtop Mountain stands 1,602 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles south.
  • Shumaker Creek runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–54°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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