Butcher Creek (FR 3606) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Butcher Creek (FR 3606) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

19 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,381 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

Rough
  • All 1.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Butcher Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
  • Sunday Mountain stands 2,107 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles east.

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

October normals 29–53°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.