Jim Lakes (FR 9568) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Swan Lake Ranger District

12 mi from Ronan

11 mi off US 93 (straight line)

Maps 5,364 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Rough

All 7.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 1.4 miles of dirt.
Near Cold Lakes Trailhead.
Winds through 5 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A water crossing 1.3 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Goat Peak stands 2,611 ft above the map pin, 6.3 miles west.

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 31–48°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Jim Lakes (FR 9568) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access