Nemote Creek (FR 454) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Nemote Creek (FR 454) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Ninemile Ranger District

23 mi from Frenchtown

1.3 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 3,117 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–13 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Lolo National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/2–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 16.5 of this road’s 21.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 17.8 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 6,800 ft over 21.3 miles through 24 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 18%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 19.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Round Mountain stands 1,109 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles east.
  • Miller Creek runs 0.4 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 32–58°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.