Randolph Creek (FR 286) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Superior Ranger District

15 mi from Wallace

0.0 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 4,736 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 10–11.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

4.2 of this road’s 15.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.6 miles of dirt.
Near Roland Summit.
Estimated climb: 4,500 ft over 15.6 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Bald Mountain stands 1,281 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles southeast.

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

October normals 35–49°F, 5.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Randolph Creek (FR 286) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access