N Fork Keeler Crk (FR 404) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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N Fork Keeler Crk (FR 404) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

19 mi from Libby

Maps 3,463 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.2–6.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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
  • 1.3 of this road’s 7.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.1 miles of dirt.
  • Near Pony Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 7.7 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 31%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Pony Mountain stands 1,641 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles southeast.

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 40–53°F, 5.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.