Lower Kidbar Jr. (FR 5300) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lower Kidbar Jr. (FR 5300) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

11 mi from Marion

Maps 4,549 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Bar Z Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 200 ft over 0.8 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 18%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Bar Z Peak stands 1,746 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles southwest.

Rules

  • you are not allowed to stay for a period longer than 16 consecutive days and no more than 32 cumulative days within a calendar year on National Forests in Montana
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–53°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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