Wellman Creek (FR 7442) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wellman Creek (FR 7442) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

26 mi from Dillon

Maps 6,928 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1 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 2.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Sawtooth Lake.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Comet Mountain stands 3,275 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles northeast.
  • Dingley Creek runs 1.2 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–50°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.