Beaver - Finley Creek (FR 9974-2) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Seeley Lake Ranger District

13 mi from Seeley Lake

13 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 5,647 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.7–9.2 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

VerizonNONE

AT&TSTRONG

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

9.5 of this road’s 20.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 17.3 miles of it dirt.
Near Boles Point.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 18 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Gates 7.4 and 24.4 miles along the road.

Some privacy

Camping or occupying any single site is limited to 16 days, and camping or occupying any number of sites in the Northern Region is limited to 32 cumulative days in a calendar year.
Camping rules

October normals 32–50°F, 4.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Beaver - Finley Creek (FR 9974-2) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access