Colorado Boulevard (FR 2861) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Hungry Horse Ranger District

6.2 mi from Columbia Falls

0.0 mi off US 2 (straight line)

Maps 3,107 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.3–0.8 and 1.3–2.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Rough

1 of this road’s 6.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.5 miles of dirt.
Near West Virginia Mine.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A gate 6.2 miles along the road, signed private.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Columbia Mountain stands 4,091 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles southwest.
South Fork Flathead River runs 0.1 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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

October normals 36–56°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Colorado Boulevard (FR 2861) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access