South Lost (FR 680) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Swan Lake Ranger District

16 mi from Bigfork

16 mi off US 93 (straight line)

Maps 3,085 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.5–2.7, 5–5.4, 6.7–8.7 and 8.9–11.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Difficult

1.9 of this road’s 13.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9.7 miles of it dirt.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 4 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A gate 12 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Con Kelley Mountain stands 4,127 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles northeast.
A pond lies 0.4 mi off.

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 33–56°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

South Lost (FR 680) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access