Lower Stenerson (FR 4886) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lower Stenerson (FR 4886) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

20 mi from Libby

Maps 3,057 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 1.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Stenerson Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 670 ft over 1.7 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 26%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Stenerson Mountain stands 2,767 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles northeast.
  • Bluesky Creek runs 0.5 mi off.

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 30–55°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.