Badger Cr. (FR 405-L1) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Badger Cr. (FR 405-L1) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

9.8 mi from Townsend

Maps 7,350 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 2.6–3.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–12/1Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 4.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Park Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 360 ft over 4.7 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 22%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • Merritt Spring lies 0.5 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 25–46°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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