Marten Creek Road (FR 151) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Cabinet Ranger District

27 mi from Osburn

Maps 3,014 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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Difficult

2.2 of this road’s 17.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.7 miles of it dirt.
Near Gem Peak.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 10 switchbacks.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Gem Peak stands 3,074 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles northwest.
South Branch Marten Creek runs 0.1 mi off.

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

October normals 40–56°F, 4.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Marten Creek Road (FR 151) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access