Toms Gulch (FR 9169) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Toms Gulch (FR 9169) in MT
Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District
29 mi from Malmstrom AFB
Maps 4,515 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Moderate
- All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Crown Butte.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Crown Butte stands 2,172 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles north.
- Lick Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 32–57°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.