(fdr) Tin Cup (FR 639) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access in Montana

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(fdr) Tin Cup (FR 639) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Darby Ranger District

17 mi from Hamilton

Maps 5,017 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

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
  • 8.1 of this road’s 10.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Tin Cup Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 18 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 5.3: reported by travellers.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Como Peaks stands 4,556 ft above the map pin, 5.4 miles west.
  • A canal runs 0.9 mi off.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana:…Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). (see appendix A).
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 36–70°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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