Moose Creek (FR 479) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Moose Creek (FR 479) in MT
Road corridorCuster Gallatin NF
11 mi from Big Sky
Maps 5,708 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
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
- 12.3 of this road’s 15.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.3 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 27 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 8.9 and 15.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 2.5 and mile 4: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Table Mountain stands 4,122 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles southwest.
- Gallatin River runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 30–54°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.