Main Thicket (Keeler MTN Rd) (FR 4610) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Main Thicket (Keeler MTN Rd) (FR 4610) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

15 mi from Libby

Maps 2,402 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Kootenai National Forest ↗

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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Road Access

Difficult
  • 4.2 of this road’s 4.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.2 miles of dirt.
  • Near Keeler Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 4.4 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 31%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Keeler Mountain stands 2,549 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles southwest.
  • Keeler Creek runs 0.2 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 33–56°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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