Sawmill Coulee in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sawmill Coulee in MT

Road corridorBLM, Upper Missouri River Breaks Nm

36 mi from Hays

Maps 3,012 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument ↗

Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • BLM plans all 1.2 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
  • Near Poor Sport Dam.
  • Estimated climb: 20 ft over 1.2 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 29%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.4 miles off.

Rules

  • Camping is allowed in developed campgrounds or at dispersed, undeveloped sites on public land anywhere along the river corridor. There is not a campsite reservation system – campsites are first-come, first-served.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–58°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.