Solo Joe (FR 6035) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Solo Joe (FR 6035) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

23 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,524 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
  • 6.4 of this road’s 13.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.9 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 4,000 ft over 13.6 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 28%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Grubstake Mountain stands 2,250 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles northwest.
  • East Fork Yaak River runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year… 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 31–52°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.