Black Canyon (FR 4385) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Seeley Lake Ranger District

9.5 mi from Seeley Lake

Maps 4,832 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 12/2–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

0.8 of this road’s 5.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Cottonwood Park.
Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 5.2 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Nome Point stands 2,880 ft above the map pin, 5.6 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 34–54°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Black Canyon (FR 4385) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access