South Side Leonia (FR 4402) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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South Side Leonia (FR 4402) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

14 mi from Moyie Springs

Maps 2,617 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 19.6–22.8 and 23.1–24 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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
  • 6.9 of this road’s 24.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.9 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 4,600 ft over 24.1 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 37%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 20.6 and mile 23.6: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Star Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Timber Mountain stands 3,783 ft above the map pin, 4.4 miles west.

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 33–55°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.