Good Creek Pipe Creek (FR 7183) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Good Creek Pipe Creek (FR 7183) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

18 mi from Eureka

Maps 5,059 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
  • 7.8 of this road’s 43.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.4 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 43.3 miles through 17 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 39%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Boulder Mountain stands 1,995 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles northwest.

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 33–48°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.