Fish Creek Divide (FR 4230-2) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Fish Creek Divide (FR 4230-2) in MT
Road corridorLolo NF, Ninemile Ranger District
20 mi from Frenchtown
0.9 mi off I-90 (straight line)
Maps 3,202 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–7.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 6/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 9.2 of this road’s 9.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Cyr Peak.
- Estimated climb: 2,700 ft over 9.9 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Cyr Peak stands 2,316 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles east.
- Fish Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 31–57°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.