Muskrat (FR 9784) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Muskrat (FR 9784) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Tally Lake Ranger District

17 mi from Marion

Maps 4,077 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.1–8.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Flathead National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–8/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 0.5 of this road’s 8.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Ingalls Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Ingalls Mountain stands 2,048 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles north.
  • Ingalls Creek runs 0.4 mi off.

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 32–53°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.