Wampoo Creek (FR 5992) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wampoo Creek (FR 5992) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Three Rivers Ranger District

15 mi from Moyie Springs

Maps 2,708 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.4–0.9 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
  • All 1.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Yaak Falls.
  • Estimated climb: 360 ft over 1.1 miles, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 27%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Abe Lincoln Mountain stands 2,224 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northwest.
  • Yaak River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 38–57°F, 3.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.