Frank Lake (FR 688) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Frank Lake (FR 688) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

2.8 mi from Eureka

Maps 2,980 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–5.8 and 7.6–8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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
  • 9 of this road’s 9.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Eureka Hill.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Ksanka Peak stands 4,515 ft above the map pin, 7.9 miles northeast.

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 30–55°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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