Skinner Meadows (FR 381) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Skinner Meadows (FR 381) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
21 mi from Salmon
Maps 7,035 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 10.8–11.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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
Rough
- All 11.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 0.7 miles of dirt.
- Near Lazy Jackson Dam.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 3.3 miles along the road.
- Cattle guards 6 and 9.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.6 miles off.
- Big Hole River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Black Mountain stands 2,146 ft above the map pin, 4.8 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 26–49°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.