Andrews Creek (FR 728) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Andrews Creek (FR 728) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Sula Ranger District

32 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,586 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.4–4.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Bitterroot National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 7.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly graded dirt with 2.6 miles of dirt.
  • Near Ross Hole Historical Marker.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 11 switchbacks.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Andrews Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Barley Ridge stands 1,277 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles east.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–58°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.