Thief CR - French CR (FR 606) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Thief CR - French CR (FR 606) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
15 mi from Dillon
Maps 7,154 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 7.2 of this road’s 21.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 5,000 ft over 21.1 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 59%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 11.4: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
- Trout Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Humbolt Mountain stands 2,056 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 31–50°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.