Eagle Hill-Parted Not Needed (FR 405-P1) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

10 mi from Townsend

Maps 6,571 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

All 3.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Elkhorn Spring.
Estimated climb: 590 ft over 3.6 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 19%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Fairly secluded

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

October normals 27–48°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Eagle Hill-Parted Not Needed (FR 405-P1) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access