Big Rock - Bassoo (FR 5574) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Big Rock - Bassoo (FR 5574) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District

21 mi from Marion

Maps 3,187 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–7.1, 9.2–9.8, 10.3–10.7, 11.4–12.1, 13.3–13.7 and 14.4–15.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Lolo 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
  • All 15.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 20 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Big Rock Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
  • Richards Peak stands 2,584 ft above the map pin, 4.0 miles southwest.

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 31–56°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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