Bear Gulch (FR 260) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bear Gulch (FR 260) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District

32 mi from Great Falls

Maps 3,906 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 7/15–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 290 ft over 1 miles, with sustained grades near 24% and pitches to 56%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Smith River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Old Baldy stands 2,896 ft above the map pin, 4.4 miles southeast.

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 33–58°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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