West Fortine Creek (FR 3531) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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West Fortine Creek (FR 3531) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

23 mi from Eureka

Maps 4,312 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.1–4.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–6/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.6 of this road’s 10.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.4 miles of dirt.
  • Near Swamp Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 10.1 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 24%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Basin Creek runs 0.9 mi off.
  • Davis Mountain stands 1,740 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles southwest.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–51°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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