S Side Five Mile B (FR 4888) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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S Side Five Mile B (FR 4888) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

18 mi from Libby

Maps 2,633 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 2.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 1.7 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Ant Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 320 ft over 2.1 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Ant Hill stands 1,220 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles southwest.
  • The Lake Koocanusa shoreline is 0.3 mi off.

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 37–57°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.