Indian Trees (FR 8112) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Indian Trees (FR 8112) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Sula Ranger District

37 mi from Hamilton

Maps 6,760 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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
  • 3.1 of this road’s 9.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Porcupine Saddle Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 9 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Saddle Mountain stands 1,716 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles southwest.

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 27–49°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.