Sleeping Deer (FR 40086) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Sleeping Deer (FR 40086) in ID
Road corridorSalmon-Challis NF, Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
49 mi from Salmon
Maps 8,955 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 26.1–26.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Salmon-Challis National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 14 of this road’s 16.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 10,600 ft over 16.3 miles through 32 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 25%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Twin Peaks stands 1,374 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles southwest.
- The Spruce Gulch Lake shoreline is 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 24–45°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.