Mosquito Creek (FR 300) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

AnyRoost

Mosquito Creek (FR 300) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District

6.4 mi from Thompson Falls

Maps 3,235 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.4–2.2, 2.9–3.7 and 9–10.9 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 12.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near The Rock Hill.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 11 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • Sievers Ridge stands 1,403 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles northwest.

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 32–55°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.