Buck (FR 7087) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access in Montana

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Buck (FR 7087) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

13 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,126 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

Rough
  • All 1.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Black Lake Dam.
  • Estimated climb: 210 ft over 1.4 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 1.1: mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mount Marston stands 4,221 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles northeast.
  • Laughing Water Creek runs 0.3 mi off.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana:…Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). (see appendix A).…Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 38–71°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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