South Side (FR 453) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Ninemile Ranger District

7.4 mi from Frenchtown

Maps 3,197 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.9–1.2, 3.4–3.9, 4.3–9, 9.5–11.2 and 12.2–14.4 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

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Difficult

2.6 of this road’s 19 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 16.2 miles of it dirt.
Near Cayuse Hill.
Estimated climb: 2,200 ft over 19 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 37%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Ellis Mountain stands 2,746 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles northwest.
Clark Fork runs 0.6 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 33–59°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

South Side (FR 453) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access