Painter Connection (FR 9528) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Painter Connection (FR 9528) in ID
Road corridorNez Perce-Clearwater NF
40 mi from Grangeville
Maps 5,924 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
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
- All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Big Creek Point.
- Estimated climb: 60 ft over 0.5 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Boulder Creek runs 0.5 mi off.
- Big Creek Point stands 1,106 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 26–52°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.