Sulphur Bar (FR 147) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sulphur Bar (FR 147) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

14 mi from Townsend

Maps 6,103 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 5/16–4/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 10.3 of this road’s 19.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Black Butte.
  • Estimated climb: 3,500 ft over 19.1 miles through 21 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 33%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Black Butte stands 505 ft above the map pin, 0.9 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 28–51°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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