Troy Creek (FR 5630) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Troy Creek (FR 5630) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District

28 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,514 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.9–6.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Bitterroot National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/16–8/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 10 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 9.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Trapper Peak Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 22 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Trapper Peak stands 5,614 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles northwest.
  • Lavene Creek runs 0.4 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 31–58°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.