North Fork Murr (FR 879) — Plains/Thompson Falls in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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North Fork Murr (FR 879) — Plains/Thompson Falls in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District

10 mi from Marion

Maps 4,946 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.3–5.1 and 7.3–8.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Lolo National Forest ↗

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

Rough
  • All 8.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.7 miles of dirt.
  • Near Pinehill.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 6 switchbacks.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.2 miles off.
  • Murr Peak stands 1,802 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles south.

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 30–51°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.