Sims Creek (FR 2232) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sims Creek (FR 2232) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Cabinet Ranger District

19 mi from Thompson Falls

Maps 3,377 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 5.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Elk Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,000 ft over 5.1 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Whitetail Ridge stands 2,174 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles north.
  • Vermilion River runs 0.1 mi off.

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 33–56°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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