Old Milwaukee Grade (FR 300-1) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Old Milwaukee Grade (FR 300-1) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Superior Ranger District

15 mi from Wallace

0.0 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 4,149 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 10.1–10.5, 14.4–14.7, 17–17.5 and 29.1–29.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Lolo National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/20–9/7Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • 2.6 of this road’s 29.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 11.9 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Bald Mountain stands 1,868 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles southeast.

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 37–51°F, 5.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.