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Lolo Pass Winter Sports Area.

General information.

Region: Region 2--West Central.
Dominant Setting: mountain, prairie/plains, forest.
Location: On Highway 12 at the Idaho/Montana border.
Manager: USDA Forest Service.
Amenities: accessible bathrooms, flush toilets, trash containers, parking.

Available Activities.

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Accessible activities: hiking, learning, picnicking, nature viewing.
Non-accessible activities: biking, hiking, learning, picnicking, nature viewing.


General access route information.

Route name: General access routes between activities.
Access route surface: paved, firm, stable.
Access route dimensions: minimum clear tread width of 44 inches, maximum running slope of 8.7%, maximum cross slope of 7.9%.

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 Accessible hiking information.

Trail name: Paved Nature Trail.
Type of trail: destination trail (This is a loop trail going around a wetland/meadow area, but the trail entrance behind the visitor's center is not accessible at the bridge where there is a 3 inch step between the paved trail and the bridge surface).
Trail surface: paved, surface is firm, surface is stable.
Trail dimensions: minimum clear tread width of 44 inches, maximum running slope of 9 degrees, maximum cross slope of 8 degrees.
Length: up to 0.25 mile.
Other trail features: benches, some benches have back support, boardwalks and/or bridges.

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 Accessible educational opportunities.

Site name: Visitor's Center.
Type of educational opportunity: visitor center.

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 Accessible picnicking information.

Site name: Warming Hut.
Estimated number of accessible picnic tables: 4.
Picnic table information: fixed picnic tables, picnic tables have wheelchair seating spaces.
Other features: sheltered area.

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 Accessible nature viewing information.

Site name: Nonspecific.
There is a good chance of seeing: birds, small mammals, large mammals.

Location pictures.

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User comments about this location.

1: On Thursday, March 15, 2001, USFS wrote:
Site has a visitor center, drinkable water, cross country skiing, and snowmobiling. A parking fee is required.

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Manager's contact information.

Managed by: USDA Forest Service.
Address: Lolo National Forest, Supervisor's Office, Building 24, Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 59804
Phone Number: (406) 329-3750
TDD Phone Number: (406) 329-1048
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Information source and currentness.

Source of Information: USFS Lolo National Forest (West Half and Seeley Lake) visitor maps (1:126,720-scale), with sites photo-corrected using Google Earth where possible. MonTECH staff visited this site in June, 2008.

Information Date: 6/30/2008