Unit 261 · Rock Creek / Welcome Creek
About this unit
Rock Creek drainage including the Welcome Creek Wilderness east of the Sapphires. Steep timbered canyon walls with the Rock Creek corridor as the central drainage.
- Welcome Creek Wilderness
- Rock Creek
- Lolo National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 261
12 found
Washington to Arizona Backcounty Discovery Route Ride
Difficulty: Moderate4716.2 miTrailContinental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailBitterroot-Rock Creek Divide
Difficulty: Expert23.8 miTrailBitterroot-Rock Creek Divide
Difficulty: Expert17.5 miTrailBitterroot-Rock Creek Divide
Difficulty: Expert14.8 miTrailDome Shaped Mountain
Difficulty: Expert13.1 miTrailBitterroot-Rock Creek Divide
Difficulty: Expert13.0 miTrailBurnt Fork
Difficulty: Expert8.7 miTrailPalisade
Difficulty: Difficult7.4 miTrailStony Lake
Difficulty: Difficult7.4 miTrailWillow Creek Trail to Saddle
Difficulty: Difficult7.3 miTrailWyman Gulch
Difficulty: Expert7.0 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 261
12 found
Black Bear Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGold Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Gird Point Lookout
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSkalkaho Rye Dispersed Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 46.3037, -113.8397
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 46.3887, -113.8774
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLolo Dispersed Campsite SITE 9
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLolo Dispersed Campsite SITE 8
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLolo Dispersed Campsite SITE 7
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBitterroot Dispersed Campsite 710-002
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBitterroot Dispersed Campsite DALY-04
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBitterroot Dispersed Campsite SKALK 072 ROAD-001
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Montana
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/hunting-licenses/application-drawing-dates
- GMU map ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/gis/maps/huntPlanner/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://myfwp.mt.gov/fwpPub/harvestReports
- Hunter education ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter
- Buy a license ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/hunting-licenses
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 261, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Montana agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.