North Fork Dodge (FR 7205) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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North Fork Dodge (FR 7205) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

14 mi from Eureka

Maps 4,821 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
  • 6 of this road’s 8.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Marias Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 8.2 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 44%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Marias Mountain stands 790 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles northeast.
  • Middle Fork Dodge Creek runs 0.9 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 34–49°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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