Cow Creek (FR 438) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Cow Creek (FR 438) in MT
Road corridorBitterroot NF, Stevensville Ranger District
5.1 mi from Corvallis
Maps 4,028 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 6/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.9 of this road’s 5.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Sheafman Creek Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 10 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Mill Point stands 4,434 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles southwest.
- Wissenbach's Pond lies 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
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 39–57°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.