Cooper-Blackfoot (FR 5550) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Seeley Lake Ranger District

18 mi from Lincoln

Maps 4,706 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.6–7.9 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

0.5 of this road’s 8.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.4 miles of dirt.
Near North Fork Trailhead.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A gate at the start of the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Mineral Hill stands 3,669 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles northeast.
North Fork Blackfoot River runs 0.1 mi off.

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 34–52°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Cooper-Blackfoot (FR 5550) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access