Rondo Road (FR 7182) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rondo Road (FR 7182) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

9.1 mi from Eureka

Maps 2,677 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
  • All 5.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.7 miles of it dirt.
  • 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.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Beartrap Mountain stands 2,936 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles south.
  • The Lake Koocanusa shoreline is 0.4 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 34–55°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.