Henderson-Thompson (FR 352) — Plains/Thompson Falls in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Henderson-Thompson (FR 352) — Plains/Thompson Falls in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District

5.1 mi from Thompson Falls

1.7 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 3,185 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Lolo National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonUSABLE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 7.2 of this road’s 17.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 7.5 miles of dirt.
  • Near Clark Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 26 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Clark Mountain stands 1,864 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles northeast.
  • Knox Creek runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–56°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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