Steel Creek (FR 90) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Steel Creek (FR 90) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
35 mi from Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Maps 6,050 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–6.2 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
Difficult
- 1.4 of this road’s 7.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.4 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 7.3 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 23%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.3 miles off.
- Proposal Rock stands 1,553 ft above the map pin, 4.5 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 23–53°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.