Mccart (FR 5765) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mccart (FR 5765) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Sula Ranger District

31 mi from Hamilton

Maps 5,218 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

Rough
  • 0.6 of this road’s 5.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Johnson Peak Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 7 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • East Fork Bitterroot River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Cliff Point stands 3,090 ft above the map pin, 6.0 miles east.

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 31–53°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.