Divide Road (FR 839) in MT

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

34 mi from Malmstrom AFB

Maps 5,790 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 14.5–19.3, 21.5–22.4 and 40.6–40.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

7.9 of this road’s 55.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 12.2 miles of dirt.
Estimated climb: 5,500 ft over 55.6 miles through 22 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Monument Ridge stands 1,581 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles west.
Mill Creek runs 0.9 mi off.

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 29–51°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Divide Road (FR 839) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access