C-Branch (FR 7220) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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C-Branch (FR 7220) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

16 mi from Eureka

Maps 5,412 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.4–4 and 8.6–13 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

Difficult
  • 21.8 of this road’s 26 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 21.8 miles of it dirt.
  • Winds through 7 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Boulder Mountain stands 1,642 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles southwest.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana: … 1.1. Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 1.2. 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 29–46°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.