West Fork Ranger Station (FR 5618) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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West Fork Ranger Station (FR 5618) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District

31 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,360 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

Moderate
  • 0.6 of this road’s 0.6 miles are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
  • Near Boulder Point Lookout Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 170 ft over 0.6 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Boulder Point stands 3,370 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles northwest.
  • Swamp Creek 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 33–59°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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