Fatty Piper (FR 10381) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Swan Lake Ranger District

11 mi from Polson

Maps 5,251 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–3/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Rough

All 8.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 3.4 miles of dirt.
Near Cedar Lake Trailhead.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 4 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Cedar Peak stands 2,329 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles southwest.

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

October normals 34–47°F, 4.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Fatty Piper (FR 10381) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access