Cooks Run (FR 7935) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cooks Run (FR 7935) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

7.8 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,852 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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
  • All 9.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Virginia Hill.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 6 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Helmer Mountain stands 1,564 ft above the map pin, 2.1 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 30–52°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.