Bend Vermilion (FR 7593-2) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bend Vermilion (FR 7593-2) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District

19 mi from Thompson Falls

Maps 5,472 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Lolo National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/20–9/7Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 0.7 of this road’s 14.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Two Trees Point.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 14 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.
  • Two Trees Point stands 559 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles south.

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 30–47°F, 4.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.