Rock Lake (FR 3683) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rock Lake (FR 3683) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

2.4 mi from Eureka

Maps 2,955 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.1–2.2, 4.2–5 and 6–6.3 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

Rough
  • All 7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.9 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Eureka Hill.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 2.2 and mile 2.6: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Ksanka Peak stands 4,540 ft above the map pin, 7.3 miles northeast.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana:…Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). (see appendix A).…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 30–55°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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