Sutton Ridge Swamp CR (FR 494) — Fortine in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

6.0 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,771 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.4, 27.9–28.3, 32.4–32.7 and 59.6–62 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–6/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Difficult

21.9 of this road’s 41.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 20.9 miles of it dirt.
Estimated climb: 8,500 ft over 41.7 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Some privacy

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

October normals 33–53°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Sutton Ridge Swamp CR (FR 494) — Fortine in MT -- Camping Rules & Access