Mount Baldy (FR 5954) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mount Baldy (FR 5954) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

13 mi from Moyie Springs

Maps 4,737 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

Difficult
  • 3.7 of this road’s 5.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.7 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 5.2 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
  • Mount Baldy stands 1,799 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles northeast.

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 34–49°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.