Beetle Creek North Creek (FR 748) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Beetle Creek North Creek (FR 748) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

16 mi from Moyie Springs

Maps 3,989 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 4.2 of this road’s 7.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 7.6 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Rock Candy Mountain stands 3,218 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles northwest.
  • North Creek runs 0.2 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 37–52°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.