Nordman Metaline (FR 302) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Nordman Metaline (FR 302) in WA

Road corridorIdaho Panhandle NFs, Priest Lake Ranger District

35 mi from Bonners Ferry

Maps 4,059 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Idaho Panhandle National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 11/16–3/31Stay 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
  • 15.2 of this road’s 28.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 19.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 18 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Round Top Mountain stands 2,403 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles northwest.
  • Willow Creek runs 0.6 mi off.

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 32–51°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.