Cliff Creek (FR 3560) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cliff Creek (FR 3560) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

20 mi from Eureka

Maps 5,144 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–6/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 2.7 of this road’s 7.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.7 miles of dirt.
  • Near Huckleberry Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 7.4 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 28%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.5 miles off.
  • Huckleberry Mountain stands 909 ft above the map pin, 0.6 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 30–47°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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