Melvin Draw (FR 7285) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Melvin Draw (FR 7285) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

6.6 mi from Eureka

Maps 2,656 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

Rough
  • All 2.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 510 ft over 2.6 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Clingback Mountain stands 3,675 ft above the map pin, 6.2 miles west.
  • The Lake Koocanusa shoreline is 0.6 mi off.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana: … 1.1. Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 1.2. 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 32–56°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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