Tough-Bonnie Blue (FR 5644) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Tough-Bonnie Blue (FR 5644) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District

36 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,837 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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
  • 12.7 of this road’s 31.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 28.8 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 46 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Bare Cone stands 2,979 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles southwest.
  • Nez Perce 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 33–55°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.