Trenk Pass (FR 3816) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Trenk Pass (FR 3816) in MT
Road corridorCuster NF, Sioux Ranger District
50 mi from Baker
Maps 3,744 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 6.3–8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Custer Gallatin National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 5.8 of this road’s 8.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Chalk Buttes.
- Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 8.2 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
- Birch Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 34–58°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.