Cripple Horse Lake CR (FR 4424) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cripple Horse Lake CR (FR 4424) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

23 mi from Eureka

Maps 4,167 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
  • 3.6 of this road’s 9.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.6 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 9.6 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Davis Mountain stands 1,885 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles southeast.

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 32–51°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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