Vinal Lake (FR 746) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Vinal Lake (FR 746) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

25 mi from Moyie Springs

Maps 3,372 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.5–2.7, 4.2–4.6, 12.2–12.6 and 17.6–24.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/16–9/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 2.9 of this road’s 24.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.9 miles of dirt.
  • Winds through 7 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Roderick Butte stands 1,286 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles southwest.

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 29–53°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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