Crow Creek (FR 424) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Crow Creek (FR 424) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

13 mi from Clancy

7.4 mi off US 287 (straight line)

Maps 6,684 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 21.5–25.5 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
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T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Moderate
  • All 35.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, 28.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 21 switchbacks.
  • A cattle guard 21.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Crow Peak stands 2,724 ft above the map pin, 5.1 miles west.

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 29–49°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.