Smith Creek (FR 101) in ID

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

15 mi from Kamiah

Maps 3,408 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 6/15–9/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

10.2 of this road’s 55.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 16.1 miles of dirt.
Near Jungle Point.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Winds through 129 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 12.1 and mile 15.4: reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Woodrat Mountain stands 1,565 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles west.

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

September normals 50–71°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Smith Creek (FR 101) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access in Idaho