North Jackson (FR 4818) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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North Jackson (FR 4818) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

12 mi from Libby

Maps 2,838 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.6–1, 1.3–3.3 and 4–4.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Fleetwood Point.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • North Fork Jackson Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Fleetwood Point stands 1,977 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles southwest.

Rules

  • you are not allowed to stay for a period longer than 16 consecutive days and no more than 32 cumulative days within a calendar year on National Forests in Montana
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–56°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.