East Fork Bitterroot (FR 432) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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East Fork Bitterroot (FR 432) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Sula Ranger District

31 mi from Hamilton

Maps 5,169 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 6.6–7.1 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
  • 0.8 of this road’s 12 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5.2 miles of dirt.
  • Near East Fork TH.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 9 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • East Fork Bitterroot River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Cliff Point stands 3,139 ft above the map pin, 6.4 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 32–54°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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