Clear Creek (FR 153) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Clear Creek (FR 153) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District

9.4 mi from Thompson Falls

Maps 3,413 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 13.4–15.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Lolo National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/2–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 8.9 of this road’s 15.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 10.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Mosquito Peak.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 12 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Driveway Peak stands 2,997 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles southwest.

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 37–56°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.