Placid Creek (FR 349) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Seeley Lake Ranger District

11 mi from Seeley Lake

16 mi off US 93 (straight line)

Maps 4,856 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–9 and 21.8–26.5 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

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Difficult

13.9 of this road’s 26.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 26.8 miles of it dirt.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 8 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A gate 4.4 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
A pond lies 0.1 mi off.
Mount Henry stands 2,226 ft above the map pin, 5.1 miles north.

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 34–53°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Placid Creek (FR 349) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access