Koocanusa West Side (FR 228) — Rexford in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

20 mi from Eureka

Maps 2,619 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

1.6 of this road’s 27.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 1.3 miles of dirt.
Estimated climb: 6,400 ft over 27.7 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% 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 3.4 and mile 38.8: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Parsnip Mountain stands 3,517 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles west.
The Lake Koocanusa shoreline is 0.2 mi off.

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

October normals 31–55°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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