Driveway Ridge (FR 7636) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Driveway Ridge (FR 7636) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District

7.2 mi from Thompson Falls

Maps 3,879 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 11.7–12 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Lolo National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 16.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 16.6 miles through 20 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 61%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Driveway Peak stands 2,531 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles west.

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 30–53°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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