Pierce Creek (FR 363) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pierce Creek (FR 363) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District

25 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,161 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.5–0.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Bitterroot National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/2–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.7 of this road’s 5.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Baker Point.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 6 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Trapper Peak stands 5,967 ft above the map pin, 5.2 miles west.
  • West 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 32–59°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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