Spring Gulch (FR 1020) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

21 mi from Helena Valley Southeast

Maps 4,811 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

StarlinkFAIR

Rough

All 5.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
Near Bilk Mountain.
Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 5.6 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 20%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Springs Gulch Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
Bilk Mountain stands 2,565 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles north.

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 31–54°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Spring Gulch (FR 1020) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access