Gillispie - Sliderock (FR 354) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Gillispie - Sliderock (FR 354) in MT
Road corridorLolo NF, Missoula Ranger District
22 mi from Bonner-West Riverside
0.1 mi off I-90 (straight line)
Maps 5,985 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.4–5.4 and 13–19.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 15.7 of this road’s 29.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 27.1 miles of it dirt.
- Near Lodgepole Spring.
- Estimated climb: 4,500 ft over 29.1 miles through 33 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 28%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Lodgepole Spring lies 1.1 mi off.
- Strawberry Mountain stands 809 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles south.
Rules
- Camping or occupying any single site is limited to 16 days, and camping or occupying any number of sites in the Northern Region is limited to 32 cumulative days in a calendar year.…For direct access to established dispersed campsites only, vehicles may be taken up to 300 feet from designated routes.…Outside of developed sites, camping is generally permitted where not causing resource damage.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 30–48°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.