Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Idaho · Trail SNO-5

Crooked Fork Contour Road

Crooked Fork Contour Road Trail is a 6 miles snow trail in Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Idaho Panhandle National Forests official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end46.6367, -114.5817 · Directions ↗
Other end46.6590, -114.6284 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length6 miles
Typesnow trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbersSNO-5
ForestIdaho Panhandle National Forests (unit 0104)
StatesIdaho
Detail publishedcenterline only

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Moose Mountain

    30 mi from the trail midpoint · 5,832 acres · 90% contained

  • Wildfire
    North Fork Lost Horse

    35 mi from the trail midpoint · 118 acres · 70% contained

  • Wildfire
    Grotto

    35 mi from the trail midpoint · 3,856 acres · 20% contained

  • Wildfire
    Three Links

    41 mi from the trail midpoint · 927 acres · 21% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

Limited data for this unit

Idaho Panhandle National Forests publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.

Checked nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.

Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Crooked Fork Contour Road Trail?

6 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Idaho Panhandle National Forests.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Crooked Fork Contour Road Trail?

Idaho Panhandle National Forests has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Idaho Panhandle National Forests official page

Where does the Crooked Fork Contour Road Trail start?

The line begins at 46.6367, -114.5817 and ends at 46.6590, -114.6284. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Crooked Fork Contour Road Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Crooked Fork Contour Road Trail?

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Source: Idaho Panhandle National Forests official page

Who manages the Crooked Fork Contour Road Trail?

Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Forest Service unit 0104. The trail is in Idaho.

Source: Idaho Panhandle National Forests official page

Is there a fire near the Crooked Fork Contour Road Trail?

4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Moose Mountain at 30 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named CROOKED FORK CONTOUR ROAD in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0104. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.