Hellgate (FR 693) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hellgate (FR 693) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

14 mi from Helena Valley Southeast

Maps 4,267 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 3.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 900 ft over 3.2 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 32%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Bilk Mountain stands 3,109 ft above the map pin, 6.3 miles east.

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 32–57°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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