Wheeler Creek (FR 5632) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Wheeler Creek (FR 5632) in MT
Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District
31 mi from Hamilton
Maps 4,834 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 4.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Boulder Point Lookout Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 4.3 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 43%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Boulder Point stands 2,896 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles north.
- Nez Perce Fork Bitterroot River runs 0.8 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 40–57°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.