Thompson River Section E (FR 257) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Thompson River Section E (FR 257) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

22 mi from Marion

Maps 3,404 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–17.6 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
  • 6.1 of this road’s 17.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.1 miles of dirt.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Lavon Lake lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Rogers Mountain stands 2,659 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles northwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • you are not allowed to stay for a period longer than 16 consecutive days and no more than 32 cumulative days within a calendar year on National Forests in Montana
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–56°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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