Sagebrush (FR 4031-D2) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sagebrush (FR 4031-D2) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

9.2 mi from Townsend

Maps 6,041 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 6.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Elkhorn Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 450 ft over 6.9 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 22%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Elkhorn Spring lies 0.3 mi off.
  • Crow Peak stands 3,367 ft above the map pin, 9.2 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 31–50°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.