Lower Cow Camp (FR 7460) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Lower Cow Camp (FR 7460) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
24 mi from Salmon
Maps 6,776 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 4.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 4.5 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
- Kitty Creek runs 0.5 mi off.
- Big Hole Divide stands 3,023 ft above the map pin, 7.1 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 28–51°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.