Koocanusa West Side (FR 228) — Libby in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

11 mi from Libby

Maps 3,638 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

7.4 of this road’s 29.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 5.5 miles of dirt.
Estimated climb: 8,100 ft over 29.9 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 73%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~230 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 26.4 and mile 39.6: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Fleetwood Point stands 1,177 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles southwest.

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

October normals 28–53°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Koocanusa West Side (FR 228) — Libby in MT -- Camping Rules & Access