Keystone Ridge (FR 7867) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Keystone Ridge (FR 7867) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Superior Ranger District

16 mi from Plains

0.4 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 2,669 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 2–16.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Lolo National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 9.9 of this road’s 19.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 15 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Gates 3.5, 5.1, 5.7, 7.9 and 11.7 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Bald Hill stands 2,499 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles north.
  • Keystone 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 34–59°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.