Kelly Canyon (FR 40218) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Kelly Canyon (FR 40218) in ID

Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Palisades Ranger District

15 mi from Rigby

Maps 5,891 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Caribou-Targhee National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 2.8 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Poison Flat Trailhead.
  • A cattle guard at the start of the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Buckskin Morgan Ridge stands 819 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles east.

Rules

  • dispersed camping is permitted in many areas unless restricted by specific regulations or authorized uses. Campsites must be at least 100 feet from streams or water sources to protect water quality, with a 14-day stay limit in one spot within a 28-day period. After 14 days, campers must relocate at least 5 road miles to another dispersed area.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–56°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.