Surveyor Creek (FR 7734) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Surveyor Creek (FR 7734) in MT
Road corridorLolo NF, Ninemile Ranger District
29 mi from Frenchtown
10 mi off US 12 (straight line)
Maps 6,788 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 12–12.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 7/15–8/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.3 of this road’s 15.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13.4 miles of it dirt.
- Near Schley Mountain Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Winds through 11 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 2.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Schley Mountain stands 530 ft above the map pin, 0.4 miles south.
- A lake lies 0.2 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 28–44°F, 4.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.