Mud Loop (FR 5103) in ID

Road corridorNez Perce-Clearwater NF, Lochsa/Powell Ranger District

14 mi from Kamiah

Maps 3,537 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Difficult

All 2.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Maggie Butte.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 3 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Some privacy

National Forests in Idaho and Dakota Prairie National Grasslands:…Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 14 consecutive days within a calendar year.…Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 28 cumulative days within a calendar year.
Camping rules

October normals 35–56°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Mud Loop (FR 5103) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access