Trapper Creek J C Center (FR 66) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Trapper Creek J C Center (FR 66) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Darby Ranger District

24 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,140 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved the whole way.
  • Near Trapper Creek Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • North Trapper Peak stands 5,628 ft above the map pin, 5.4 miles west.
  • West Fork Bitterroot River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 33–60°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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