Foothill (FR 5498) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Ninemile Ranger District

16 mi from Plains

Maps 5,124 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 22.2–25.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Difficult

4.4 of this road’s 18 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 26 switchbacks.

Known camping along this road between mile 8 and mile 8.3: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
East Fork Saint Louis Creek runs 0.9 mi off.
Siegel Mountain stands 1,478 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles northwest.

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 36–52°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Foothill (FR 5498) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access