Therriault Lakes (FR 319) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

8.4 mi from Eureka

Maps 5,535 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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Difficult

10.9 of this road’s 27 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 10.7 miles of dirt.
Near Saint Clair Peak.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~210 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 16 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Saint Clair Peak stands 1,728 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles south.
Little Therriault Lake lies 0.2 mi off.

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 30–46°F, 4.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Therriault Lakes (FR 319) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access