Hoodoo Creek (FR 4400) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hoodoo Creek (FR 4400) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

14 mi from Libby

Maps 3,180 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 9.6 of this road’s 16.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 3,500 ft over 16.2 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 54%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Libby Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Poker Hill stands 940 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles east.

Rules

  • you are not allowed to stay for a period longer than 16 consecutive days and no more than 32 cumulative days within a calendar year on National Forests in Montana
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–55°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.