Ambrose (FR 428) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Ambrose (FR 428) in MT
Road corridorBitterroot NF, Stevensville Ranger District
7.1 mi from Stevensville
Maps 3,982 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.7 and 2.7–7.4 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 6.6 of this road’s 14.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.1 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Winds through 20 switchbacks.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- A canal runs 0.5 mi off.
- Cinnabar Point stands 3,262 ft above the map pin, 6.8 miles east.
Rules
- The Restricted Area includes all land, roads and trails located within the boundaries of the following National Forests and National Grassland:…National Forests in Montana:…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
Climate averages
October normals 30–57°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.