Cottonwood Lakes (FR 477) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cottonwood Lakes (FR 477) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Seeley Lake Ranger District

1.9 mi from Seeley Lake

Maps 4,168 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.6–1, 1.8–13.4, 24.8–25.9, 26.2–26.6, 32.3–33 and 37.8–38.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Lolo National Forest ↗

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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Road Access

Difficult
  • 10.3 of this road’s 44.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 21.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 12 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Morrell Mountain stands 3,992 ft above the map pin, 5.7 miles east.
  • A pond lies 0.8 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–55°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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