Castle Rock (FR 3651) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Castle Rock (FR 3651) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

15 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,917 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 20.4–20.6 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
  • 25.1 of this road’s 27.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 24.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Edna Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 3,100 ft over 27.6 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 29%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Hamilton Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
  • Edna Mountain stands 693 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles north.

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 28–51°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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