Pilgrim Creek Road (FR 149) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pilgrim Creek Road (FR 149) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Cabinet Ranger District

27 mi from Kellogg

Maps 5,114 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 12.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Gem Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 4,800 ft over 12.9 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 23%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Eighty Peak stands 1,347 ft above the map pin, 1.5 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 33–46°F, 4.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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