Nez Perce Trailhead (FR 10001) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Nez Perce Trailhead (FR 10001) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Sula Ranger District

36 mi from Hamilton

Maps 5,169 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

Easy
  • All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Nee Mee Poo Trailhead.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 0.2: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Saddle Mountain stands 3,307 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles southwest.
  • East Fork Camp Creek runs 0.2 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 33–55°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.