Cabinet View (FR 536) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cabinet View (FR 536) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

3.0 mi from Libby

Maps 3,315 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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
  • All 9.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Swede Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 9.2 miles through 16 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 28%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Swede Mountain stands 986 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles southeast.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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