Storm Castle (FR 132) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Storm Castle (FR 132) in MT
Road corridorCuster Gallatin NF
15 mi from Big Sky
Maps 5,315 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
- 9 of this road’s 15.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.8 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 9 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 15.2 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 2.1 and mile 7.8: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Storm Castle stands 1,975 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles southeast.
- Gallatin River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 30–55°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.