Lit. Blue Joint-Coal Cr. (FR 5658) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lit. Blue Joint-Coal Cr. (FR 5658) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District

40 mi from Salmon

Maps 5,157 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
  • 8.2 of this road’s 13.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Painted Rocks State Recreation Area.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 20 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • West Mountain stands 2,144 ft above the map pin, 3.0 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 33–54°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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