Bitterroot Bighole (FR 106) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Bitterroot Bighole (FR 106) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
38 mi from Hamilton
Maps 6,819 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 10.9–11.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- 3.7 of this road’s 12.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.8 and mile 10.4: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Saddle Mountain stands 1,657 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles west.
Climate averages
October normals 30–48°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.