Mine Road (FR 715) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mine Road (FR 715) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Darby Ranger District

21 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,565 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

Bitterroot National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 8.7 of this road’s 22.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Doran Point.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 50 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 16.7 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Doran Point stands 1,694 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles southwest.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana:…Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). (see appendix A).
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–58°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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