Lower Cougar (FR 648) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Lower Cougar (FR 648) in ID
Road corridorNez Perce-Clearwater NF
9.4 mi from Grangeville
Maps 3,444 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 5–7.3, 9.2–9.7 and 16.6–17.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 5 of this road’s 37.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.7 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Winds through 76 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 19 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Blacktail Ridge stands 1,386 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles southwest.
- Whitman Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 36–58°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.