Ditch Creek (FR 60089) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Ditch Creek (FR 60089) in ID
Road corridorSalmon-Challis NF, North Fork Ranger District
27 mi from Salmon
Maps 6,049 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.7–8.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Salmon-Challis National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/22–9/7Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi · does not apply within the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
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Road Access
Difficult
- 6.7 of this road’s 12.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 7.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Granite Mountain.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 13 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Rocky Mountain stands 2,642 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles northwest.
Climate averages
October normals 30–51°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.