Barron Blue Creek (FR 615) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Barron Blue Creek (FR 615) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

9.8 mi from Libby

Maps 2,997 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 9.9–19.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3 of this road’s 20.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.6 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 3,600 ft over 20.6 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 31%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Blue Mountain stands 3,053 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles southeast.

Rules

  • you are not allowed to stay for a period longer than 16 consecutive days and no more than 32 cumulative days within a calendar year on National Forests in Montana
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–54°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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