South Plateau (FR 1700) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
South Plateau (FR 1700) in MT
Road corridorCuster Gallatin NF
0.6 mi from West Yellowstone
Maps 6,661 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–18.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 4.2–18.7 are inside the Town of West Yellowstone, whose rules apply there.
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
- 5.4 of this road’s 19 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 15.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- A gate 3.1 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 4.8 and mile 11.8: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 23–50°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.