Harkness Lakes (FR 8272) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Harkness Lakes (FR 8272) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
54 mi from Dillon
Maps 8,007 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 3.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Eighteenmile Peak.
- Estimated climb: 500 ft over 3.6 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 21%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 1.4 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
- Eighteenmile Peak stands 3,118 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles southwest.
Climate averages
October normals 28–47°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.