Frying Pan Divide (FR 3908) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Frying Pan Divide (FR 3908) in ID
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
26 mi from Salmon
Maps 7,378 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.6–4.4, 5–5.3, 6.2–8.5, 9.6–11.3 and 11.9–13.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 14.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near The Most Distant Fountain.
- Estimated climb: 3,900 ft over 14.2 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 38%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
Known camping along this road between mile 0 and mile 0.6: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
- Distant Fountain lies 0.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 27–47°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.