desert-blue
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Well, there might be some hope of barring people (their vehicles, anyway) from going up to the campground. According to the USDA Forest Service website, open season for Timber Creek Campground is 5/15 - 10/15 (mid-May to mid-October): http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/scnf/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=76100&actid=29. I've been on Forest Service roads here in Idaho before during off season only to come upon a closed and locked iron gate MILES from the campground I was headed to. I am hoping that this is the case and that there is a locked gate until mid-May that vehicles cannot get beyond. Of course, that would not deter folks from leaving their vehicles at the gate and just walking in, but likely the gate and campground are miles apart (in my case, we had to leave our vehicle 3 miles behind at the gate while we hiked in to the campground). In that case, you would need a prepared and determined person who was willing to pack in everything they needed to do their search for DeOrr, not knowing how long their hike could be. Those gates are a huge deterrent for SOME people (not myself and my husband, since we are experienced hikers).
I hope this campground has a gate (many do, but this one is so primitive it's hard to say). I'm assuming the campground was left open until October 15th, though? The only way to get to the campground during the winter is with a snowmobile. Depending on the weather, I'm guessing the road won't be passable for vehicles (with 4 x 4) until the end of March, at the very very earliest and could be well into April.