Glacier Rim Access (FR 10363) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Glacier Rim Access (FR 10363) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Glacier View Ranger District

9.0 mi from Columbia Falls

Maps 3,237 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Flathead National Forest ↗

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

Moderate
  • All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 0.2 miles of it gravel.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 0.1 and mile 0.3: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • North Fork Flathead River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Apgar Mountains stands 3,380 ft above the map pin, 4.9 miles northeast.

Rules

  • The maximum stay on the Flathead National Forest is 16 days; some campgrounds may have lower stay limits
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–54°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.