Skelly (FR 3717) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Skelly (FR 3717) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

21 mi from Eureka

Maps 4,719 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–6/30Stay 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, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Mineral Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 390 ft over 2.1 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • Pinkham Mountain stands 1,615 ft above the map pin, 4.5 miles north.

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 25–49°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.