Meadow Creek (FR 855) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Meadow Creek (FR 855) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

9.6 mi from Eureka

Maps 4,600 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 19–20.2 and 22.4–23.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–6/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 21.2 of this road’s 26.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 21.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 4,600 ft over 26.6 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 30%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Lydia Mountain stands 2,098 ft above the map pin, 5.2 miles southwest.

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 27–49°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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