Cripple Horse Weigel (FR 835) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

15 mi from Libby

Maps 2,463 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

3.8 of this road’s 23.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.1 miles of dirt.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 9 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 0: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
The Lake Koocanusa shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
Cripple Horse Mountain stands 2,956 ft above the map pin, 5.1 miles southeast.

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

October normals 31–56°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Cripple Horse Weigel (FR 835) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access