Big Creek (FR 386) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Superior Ranger District

17 mi from Thompson Falls

0.1 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 3,273 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.1–1.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Difficult

5.8 of this road’s 18.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 17.8 miles of it dirt.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 9 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Haugan Mountain stands 1,505 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles northwest.
East Fork Big Creek runs 0.4 mi off.

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

October normals 33–55°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Big Creek (FR 386) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access