Long Meadow (FR 593) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Long Meadow (FR 593) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

16 mi from Moyie Springs

Maps 2,878 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.7–2 and 10.3–10.8 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

Difficult
  • 0.8 of this road’s 12.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.6 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 12.6 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 44%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mount Baldy stands 3,658 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles northwest.
  • Yaak River runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year… 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 30–54°F, 3.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.