Obrien Creek (FR 752) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Obrien Creek (FR 752) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

19 mi from Moyie Springs

Maps 2,944 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.4–5.9 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
  • 6.8 of this road’s 11 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.8 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 3,500 ft over 11 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 26%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Gunsight Mountain stands 3,110 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles north.

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 34–55°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.