Foothill (FR 756) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

7.0 mi from Eureka

Maps 4,463 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.6–2.3, 6.4–7.5, 8.2–8.9 and 10.6–11.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

7.3 of this road’s 11.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.5 miles of dirt.
Near Mount Barnaby.
Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 11.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Gibralter Ridge stands 2,782 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles east.

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

October normals 29–49°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Foothill (FR 756) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access