Cabin Gulch-North Fork (FR 423) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cabin Gulch-North Fork (FR 423) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

15 mi from Townsend

Maps 5,990 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.3–1 and 10–10.3 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
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.3 of this road’s 19.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 3,800 ft over 19.5 miles through 19 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 31%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.
  • Mount Edith stands 3,502 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles northeast.
  • Spring Creek runs 0.3 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 29–51°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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