Lake Shore (FR 3788) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lake Shore (FR 3788) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

16 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,136 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.2–0.6 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

Moderate
  • All 2.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near South Dickey Lake Picnic Area.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Mount Marston stands 4,211 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles north.
  • Dickey Lake lies 0.1 mi off.

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 29–54°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.