Sunday Creek (FR 315) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access in Montana

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Sunday Creek (FR 315) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

24 mi from Eureka

Maps 4,220 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–6/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 27.4 of this road’s 54.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 26.9 miles of dirt.
  • Near Skillet Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 34 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

3 known camp spots along this road, at mile 41.8: 2 mapped, 1 reported by travellers.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Skillet Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Skillet Mountain stands 1,444 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles east.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana:…Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). (see appendix A).…Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 40–67°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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