Canyon CR W Dry Fk (FR 4912) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Canyon CR W Dry Fk (FR 4912) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

20 mi from Libby

Maps 4,403 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 23.3–24.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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
  • 9.5 of this road’s 25.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.2 miles of dirt.
  • Near Sugarloaf Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 2,900 ft over 25.3 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 31%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
  • Boundary Mountain stands 1,544 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles northwest.

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 30–50°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.