Highline Crystal Lake (FR 7076) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Highline Crystal Lake (FR 7076) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

9.0 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,066 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.4–0.7 and 1.1–1.6 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

Rough
  • All 2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Crystal Lake Dam.
  • Estimated climb: 100 ft over 2 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Deep Mountain stands 4,340 ft above the map pin, 4.8 miles east.

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 31–55°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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