Silver Creek (FR 671) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Silver Creek (FR 671) in ID
Road corridorBoise NF, Emmett Ranger District
18 mi from Cascade
Maps 3,682 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 7/1–9/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 25 mi · applies April 1 to August 31; also 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 7.3 of this road’s 18.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.9 miles of dirt.
- Near Trail Creek Summit.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 31 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 12.9 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 0: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Bulldog Ridge stands 2,718 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles east.
- Middle Fork Payette River runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 31–62°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.