Lake Fork (FR 2346) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lake Fork (FR 2346) in MT

Road corridorCuster NF, Beartooth Ranger District

9.8 mi from Red Lodge

0.0 mi off US 212 (straight line)

Maps 6,698 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Custer Gallatin National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/1Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 1.9 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved the whole way.
  • Near Lake Fork Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 510 ft over 1.9 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Tolman Mountain stands 3,150 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles south.
  • Lake Fork runs 0.1 mi off.

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 34–53°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.