2020 Map of Herd Lake

About this map

Challis National Forest dominates this section of the Idaho backcountry, where steep drainage systems converge near the namesake Herd Lake. The landscape is defined by the significant hydraulic network of the W Fork Herd Creek and the E Fork Herd Cr, which carve through deep terrain features like Hell Canyon and Pine Gulch. Access to this high-elevation territory is traced by primitive routes such as Herd Lake Rd and several specialized tracks including the Lake Basin Cutoff and the Lake Basin-Hells Canyon road. The presence of the Lake Basin and various named gulches suggests a geography shaped by heavy seasonal runoff. This survey provides a clear look at the forest boundaries and township sections, such as t9n r19e and t8n r20e, that organize this otherwise undeveloped mountain wilderness.