Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Bull River Campground Fishing

0.5 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 996 · trail class 3 · typical grade 0-5% · hiking, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 48.0331, -115.8458 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

#996 Bull River Campground Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Bull River Campground Fishing Access Trail #996 is a short trail that starts at the boat launch area, just off Highway 200 in Bull River Campground. The trail travels through the campground and goes up Bull River a short distance offering fishing access. There are no stream crossings.

Bull River Campground Fishing Access Trail #996

Restrictions <ul><li><strong>No motorized use.&nbsp;</strong></li><li>Properly possess and store all food, refuse, and other attractants pursuant to Kootenai National Forest&nbsp;<a href="https://origin-fs.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5424578.pdf">Food Storage Order</a>&nbsp;(CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li><li>Please practice Pack-in-Pack-out and Leave-No-Trace ethics.</li></ul>

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.