Cramer Creek (FR 2964) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Swan Lake Ranger District

4.2 mi from Lakeside

0.9 mi off US 93 (straight line)

Maps 5,112 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.1–3 and 5.1–5.5 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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Difficult

7.7 of this road’s 9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.3 miles of dirt.
Near Lion Mountain.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 5 switchbacks.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Lion Mountain stands 577 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles north.

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 30–49°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Cramer Creek (FR 2964) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access