Quartz Creek (FR 600) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

14 mi from Libby

Maps 3,728 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 7.1–8.4 and 10.9–11.8 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

6.2 of this road’s 21.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 15.1 miles of it dirt.
Near Mount Tom.
Estimated climb: 4,400 ft over 21.1 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 28%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Little Tom Mountain stands 2,048 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles north.
Ransome Creek runs 0.1 mi off.

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

October normals 33–51°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Quartz Creek (FR 600) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access