Bear Creek Road (FR 5398) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bear Creek Road (FR 5398) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Swan Lake Ranger District

5.2 mi from Bigfork

Maps 3,427 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Flathead National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 1.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Known camping along this road at mile 1.2: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
  • Crater Mountain stands 3,362 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles northeast.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–53°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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