2017 Map of Camp Creek

About this map

Lolo National Forest dominates this section of Missoula County, where the high ridges of the Grave Creek Range meet the deep drainages of the Lolo watershed. This 2017 survey details a landscape defined by its hydrography and forestry access, anchored by peaks like Telephone Butte and carved by numerous gulches. Evidence of early water management for ranching or mining persists in the Williams Preston Hovet Ditch, which follows the contours above Lolo Creek. The network of forest service roads, including Deep Creek Rd and Bear Creek Rd, provides the primary infrastructure through these mountains. Local history is etched into the terrain through place names such as Schoolhouse Gulch and Potato Gulch, suggesting former uses of the land before it was consolidated under federal forest management.