Canyon Creek (FR 3816) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Superior Ranger District

20 mi from Thompson Falls

0.9 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 5,464 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

0.2 of this road’s 11.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Moon Peak.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~190 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Winds through 12 switchbacks.
A gate 0.7 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Gold Peak stands 1,621 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles southwest.

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 33–50°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Canyon Creek (FR 3816) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access