Mccabe Loop (Red Hills) (FR 17536) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mccabe Loop (Red Hills) (FR 17536) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Seeley Lake Ranger District

16 mi from Seeley Lake

Maps 4,454 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Lolo National Forest ↗

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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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 4.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Little Red Hills.
  • Estimated climb: 830 ft over 4.1 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 25%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Little Red Hills stands 852 ft above the map pin, 0.4 miles north.
  • Monture Creek runs 1.0 mi off.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–55°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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