Mount Marston (FR 900) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

15 mi from Eureka

Maps 6,227 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 6.4–7.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

8.9 of this road’s 10 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 7.1 miles of it dirt.
Estimated climb: 2,300 ft over 10 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 31%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Mount Marston stands 1,120 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles northwest.

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

October normals 28–44°F, 4.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Mount Marston (FR 900) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access