campgrounds

Carving and spray painting damage.

Some will be closed when it snows.

September 23 is the first day of Autumn, and Bitterroot National Forest is closing up some of its campgrounds for the winter.

The opening weekend of the summer camping season can include fickle weather conditions, but the Bitterroot National Forest has opened the campgrounds.

The fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle continues on the Bitterroot National Forest - with Carbaryl spraying this month.
Tod McKay of the Bitterroot National Forest said that campgrounds on the West Fork Ranger District will be first on the schedule this year...

If you follow the Bitterroot River south, it splits into the East Fork and the West Fork - two totally different experiences, but still basic Montana forest. It's a little colder there on Memorial Day, but take a heavy coat and enjoy the campfires at the Bitterroot National Forest firepits...

You are chompin' at the bit to get out camping, but you're not ready to tramp on a backcountry trail into the wilderness.
The Stevensville Ranger District of the Bitterroot National Forest has some options:
Bass Creek Recreation Area (turn off US 93 at top of Bass Creek Hill) A large logging…

Here are the phone numbers of the ranger stations.

Preventative work is underway to slow down the beetles.

The Bitterroot National Forest will be closing some of the campgrounds and facilities for the fall and winter seasons.
The Lake Como Campgrounds will be closing for the season, Woods Cabin at the lake is also closed for the season.
On the Sula Ranger District, the McCart and Medicine Point Looko…