Garden Ridge Steep Creek (FR 255) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Garden Ridge Steep Creek (FR 255) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

19 mi from Libby

Maps 4,258 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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
  • 0.3 of this road’s 27.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.3 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 3,900 ft over 27.8 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 36%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.5 miles off.
  • Big Creek Baldy Mountain stands 1,522 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles south.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana: … 1.1. Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 1.2. 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 33–51°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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