Thompson River (FR 56) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District

7.4 mi from Thompson Falls

Maps 2,552 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 3/16–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

0.2 of this road’s 8.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.2 miles of dirt.
Near View Point.

1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 6.4: reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Liver Peak stands 3,797 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles northwest.
Thompson River 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

September normals 52–75°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Thompson River (FR 56) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access in Montana