West Side South Fork (FR 895) — Hungry Horse in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Hungry Horse Ranger District

10 mi from Columbia Falls

Maps 3,615 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is prohibited on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Difficult

19.6 of this road’s 95.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 40 miles of dirt.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 58 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

19 known camp spots along this road, between mile 1.1 and mile 87.5: reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
The Hungry Horse Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
Doris Ridge stands 3,542 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles west.

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.
On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited.
Camping rules

September normals 40–68°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

West Side South Fork (FR 895) — Hungry Horse in MT -- Camping Rules & Access in Montana