Shotgun Creek (FR 109) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Shotgun Creek (FR 109) in ID

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

28 mi from Florence

Maps 4,369 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–6.3 and 6.9–11.4 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
  • 1.5 of this road’s 11.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Rocky Point.
  • Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 11.5 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~190 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Rocky Point stands 1,907 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles south.
  • Crooked Fork runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–53°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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