Kirkwood (FR 650) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Kirkwood (FR 650) in MT
Road corridorCuster Gallatin NF
16 mi from West Yellowstone
Maps 6,548 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.5 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
Rough
- All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
- Near Kirkwood Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 160 ft over 0.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Hebgen Ridge stands 1,519 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles northwest.
- The Hebgen Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 30–50°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.