Gut Creek (FR 7939) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Gut Creek (FR 7939) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

4.8 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,260 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.8–1.7 and 2–2.7 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
  • 0.4 of this road’s 11.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.4 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.

Known camping along this road at mile 8.8: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Black Butte stands 788 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles north.

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 35–55°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.