Eight Mile (FR 601) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Eight Mile (FR 601) in MT
Road corridorBitterroot NF, Stevensville Ranger District
5.2 mi from Florence
Maps 3,726 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–14.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 13.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Woodchuck Dam.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 8 switchbacks.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Granite Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
- Baldy Mountain stands 2,288 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles north.
- 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 31–58°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.