Sawyer Creek (FR 685) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Seeley Lake Ranger District

6.9 mi from Seeley Lake

Maps 4,087 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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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Rough

All 7.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 2.8 miles of dirt.
Near Clearwater Canoe Trail.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 9 switchbacks.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Benedict Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
Crescent Mountain stands 4,524 ft above the map pin, 6.1 miles northeast.

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 35–56°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Sawyer Creek (FR 685) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access