Crystal Lake (FR 275) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Judith-Musselshell Ranger District

18 mi from Lewistown

12 mi off US 191 (straight line)

Maps 6,064 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Motor-vehicle season 6/2–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Moderate

0.8 of this road’s 6.7 miles are maintained for passenger-car comfort, mostly paved with 0.4 miles of gravel.
Near Mount Harlow.
Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 6.7 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 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 0.1 miles off.
Mount Harlow stands 1,193 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles east.
Crystal Lake lies 0.2 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 28–49°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Crystal Lake (FR 275) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access