Bar Z Mainline (FR 6770) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access in Montana

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Bar Z Mainline (FR 6770) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

13 mi from Marion

Maps 3,787 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 0.7 of this road’s 3.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.7 miles of dirt.
  • Near Bar Z Peak.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.2 and mile 1.5: reported by travellers.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Bar Z Peak stands 2,508 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles south.

Rules

  • you are not allowed to stay for a period longer than 16 consecutive days and no more than 32 cumulative days within a calendar year on National Forests in Montana
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 3870°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.