Mill Creek (FR 1328) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mill Creek (FR 1328) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Stevensville Ranger District

4.5 mi from Hamilton

Maps 3,878 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.6 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

Easy
  • All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Mill Creek Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mill Point stands 4,584 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles west.
  • A reservoir lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • The Restricted Area includes all land, roads and trails located within the boundaries of the following National Forests and National Grassland:…National Forests in Montana:…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 31–58°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.