Weasel Creek (FR 405) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

11 mi from Townsend

Maps 5,832 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 6.9–7.7, 16.1–19.2, 19.5–20 and 21.4–22.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

2.3 of this road’s 34.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Estimated climb: 6,600 ft over 34.3 miles through 21 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 23%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Some privacy

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 32–52°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Weasel Creek (FR 405) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access