Hoodoo (FR 7277) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hoodoo (FR 7277) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

4.3 mi from Eureka

Maps 2,463 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

Rough
  • All 1.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Black Butte.
  • Estimated climb: 90 ft over 1.2 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 0.1 and mile 1.1: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • The Lake Koocanusa shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Black Butte stands 1,585 ft above the map pin, 2.3 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 32–57°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.