Lost Meadow (FR 3976) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lost Meadow (FR 3976) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

29 mi from Butte-Silver Bow (balance)

Maps 6,577 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
  • 0.7 of this road’s 1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 0.7 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Big Point.
  • Estimated climb: 250 ft over 1 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Maurice Mountain stands 3,172 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles east.
  • Gold Creek runs 0.2 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–52°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.