Swede Gulch Buck CR (FR 533) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Swede Gulch Buck CR (FR 533) in MT
Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District
4.4 mi from Libby
1.2 mi off US 2 (straight line)
Maps 2,680 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 19.1–19.7, 20.1–21.6, 22.1–22.4 and 22.6–39 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 18.1 of this road’s 39.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Swede Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 7,700 ft over 39.1 miles through 40 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 28%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 25.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Swede Mountain stands 1,621 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles northeast.
- Libby Creek runs 1.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 36–56°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.