Magruder Corridor

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1. MI 0.0Red River TrailheadTrailhead4,100 FT

   West end at the old ranger station. Last fuel was Elk City, 14 miles back. 129 until Darby.

2. MI 17.6Granite Springs CampCampsite6,166 FT

   First-night forest camp with a cold piped spring.

3. MI 37.2Poet Creek CampCampsite7,380 FT

   Classic corridor campground on the wilderness boundary. Wolves audible, occasionally.

4. MI 51.2Burnt Knob LookoutViewpoint6,776 FT

   Spur to a 1930s fire lookout, 100 miles of roadless country in every direction.

5. MI 59.0Salmon MountainViewpoint4,663 FT

   The road's high shoulder near 8,000 ft. Snow lingers into July.

6. MI 66.4Magruder CrossingWater4,197 FT

   Bridge over the wild Selway River. Filter here, it's the best water on the route.

7. MI 66.4Selway CampCampsite4,197 FT

   River-bend sites at the crossing. The night sky here is a legitimate destination.

8. MI 73.0Observation PointViewpoint5,913 FT

   Interpretive point above the drainage where the 1863 Magruder party was ambushed.

9. MI 75.3Nez Perce PassViewpoint6,685 FT

   6,589 ft, the Montana line and the start of the long descent to the Bitterroot Valley.

10. MI 101.0Darby ExitExit4,380 FT

    West Fork Road delivers you to pavement; fuel and pie in Darby, 14 miles on.