Taylor Creek (FR 5693) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Taylor Creek (FR 5693) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District

34 mi from Salmon

Maps 5,477 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
  • All 3.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Quartzite Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.2 miles off.
  • Quartzite Mountain stands 2,291 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles northeast.
  • Taylor Creek runs 0.5 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 30–53°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.