Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway in MT
Road corridorBLM, Dillon
35 mi from Dillon
Maps 7,249 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.6–1.1, 14–30.1, 33.5–36.8, 54.5–54.8 and 56–58.6 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 0.5 mi · after 16 days at one location, no camping there again until at least 30 days have passed
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Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans 38.4 of this road’s 58.7 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 7,300 ft over 58.7 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 33%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 50.2 and mile 53.8: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Maiden Peak stands 2,977 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles west.
- Lake Canyon Spring lies 0.8 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 27–50°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.