Mule Creek (FR 7400) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Mule Creek (FR 7400) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
21 mi from Dillon
Maps 8,146 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
- 2.2 of this road’s 8.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Deerhead Lake Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 7 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Tent Mountain stands 2,041 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles west.
- Lily Lake lies 1.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 27–45°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.