Seventeen Mile Creek (FR 471) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

19 mi from Libby

Maps 3,264 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 6/1–3/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Rough

All 11.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 10.8 miles of it gravel.
Near Indian Peak.
Estimated climb: 990 ft over 11.3 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 27%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~190 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Indian Peak stands 1,759 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles north.
Hemlock 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 36–54°F, 3.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Seventeen Mile Creek (FR 471) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access