Highline Loop (FR 1048) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Highline Loop (FR 1048) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Hungry Horse Ranger District

17 mi from Columbia Falls

Maps 4,264 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 0.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Firefighter Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Great Northern Mountain stands 4,408 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles east.

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 31–51°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.