South Boulder (FR 490) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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South Boulder (FR 490) in ID

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, St. Joe Ranger District

20 mi from Wallace

18 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 5,288 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.6–13.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Idaho Panhandle National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi · No more than 14 days in any 30-day period · No more than 14 days in any 30-day period, then move 5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 5.8 of this road’s 14.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Daveggio Knob.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 7 switchbacks.
  • A gate 7.7 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Daveggio Knob stands 587 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles southwest.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 25–45°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.