Sophie Bay (FR 7160) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

7.1 mi from Eureka

Maps 2,566 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Moderate

All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Tobacco Plains Picnic Area.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Swisher Lake lies 0.2 mi off.
Independence Peak stands 4,836 ft above the map pin, 7.7 miles east.

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

October normals 32–57°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Sophie Bay (FR 7160) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access