Magruder Corridor

Road work should be done in a month.

This week's thunderstorms caused three large mudslides on the Magruder Corridor Road between the Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness areas.

Wednesday and Thursday, October 23 and 24, the Bitterroot National Forest will be working on the wilderness road, the Magruder Corridor.

The weather is allowing the Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor to reopen the closed areas at the Gold Pan Complex in the south end of the valley.
Supervisor Julie King lifted all closures this week, including the trails and roads in the Frank Church and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness areas...

Storms Thursday September 5 dropped about a half inch of rain on the Gold Pan Complex of forest fires and allowed the Magruder Corridor to reopen.
The road passes through the wilderness and connects the West Fork of the Bitterroot Valley in Montana with Elk City and Dixie, Idaho...

The Magruder Road Corridor between Montana's Nez Perce Pass and Elk City, Idaho, has re-opened to the public between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily, according to a new release from the Gold Pan Complex firefighters.
The Gold Pan Complex is mainly south of the corridor and is currently listed at about …

The Magruder Corridor Road between the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness will be closed July 23 and July 25 to allow removal of two culverts.
According to Joni Lubke of the Bitterroot National Forest, the two culverts on Shovel Creek are not expected to h…

There will be times this summer when you will not be able to use the Magruder Corridor Road between Montana and Idaho.
The West Fork Ranger District, in a news release, reports that damage to the road needs to be repaired in several sections - with several culvert replacements...