Deadhorse Creek (FR 136) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Deadhorse Creek (FR 136) in MT
Road corridorCuster Gallatin NF
13 mi from Big Sky
Maps 7,357 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3–4.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Custer Gallatin 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 11.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Cache Creek Trailhead.
- Winds through 17 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 0.6, 0.7, 2.7 and 10.6 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
- Koch Peak stands 3,929 ft above the map pin, 6.0 miles southwest.
- Cache Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 27–48°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.