Porcupine Creek (FR 10229) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Porcupine Creek (FR 10229) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Swan Lake Ranger District

17 mi from Bigfork

Maps 3,100 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.5–1.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Flathead National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Rough
  • All 10.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 1.9 miles of dirt.
  • Near Blair's Meadow.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 6 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Spring Slide Mountain stands 3,975 ft above the map pin, 5.0 miles northeast.
  • Swan River runs 0.6 mi off.

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 33–55°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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