Blue Joint (FR 362) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Blue Joint (FR 362) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District

39 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,780 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 10.4–11.7 and 12–12.8 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

Difficult
  • 2.1 of this road’s 13.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Blue Joint Hot Springs.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Little Blue Joint Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Slate Point stands 1,473 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles east.

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 30–56°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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