Owl Creek Loop (FR 9558) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Swan Lake Ranger District

19 mi from Seeley Lake

21 mi off US 93 (straight line)

Maps 4,178 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

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Difficult

0.2 of this road’s 12.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.8 miles of it dirt.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Winds through 7 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A gate 6.3 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Wolverine Peak stands 4,557 ft above the map pin, 5.4 miles east.
Pierce Creek runs 0.7 mi off.

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 29–54°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Owl Creek Loop (FR 9558) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access