Warland CR Five Mile (FR 566) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Warland CR Five Mile (FR 566) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District

15 mi from Libby

Maps 2,463 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 2–3.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

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
  • 3.9 of this road’s 8.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.8 miles of dirt.
  • Near Ant Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 8.1 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • The Lake Koocanusa shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Ant Hill stands 1,390 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles northeast.

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 32–57°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.