Deseve-Beaver Creek (FR 3589) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Deseve-Beaver Creek (FR 3589) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

19 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,742 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

Rough
  • All 1.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Swamp Mountain.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Swamp Mountain stands 1,246 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles south.

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 28–52°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.