Lord Draw (FR 5728) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lord Draw (FR 5728) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Sula Ranger District

28 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,289 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.4 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

Difficult
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Coyote Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 140 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 12%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Coyote Peak stands 703 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles north.
  • East Fork Bitterroot River runs 0.1 mi off.

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 30–57°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.