Dry Cottonwood Connector (FR 8634) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Dry Cottonwood Connector (FR 8634) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
14 mi from Deer Lodge
Maps 5,822 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.1–0.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0–8.5 are inside the of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, whose rules apply there.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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
- All 8.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Cottonwood Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 2,200 ft over 8.4 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 25%.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Cottonwood Mountain stands 1,144 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles north.
- South Fork Dry Cottonwood Creek runs 0.5 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 31–52°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.