Bear Gulch (FR 3309) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bear Gulch (FR 3309) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Judith-Musselshell Ranger District

35 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 5,620 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 1.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Tollgate Mountain.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Tollgate Mountain stands 2,162 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northeast.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year… Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–52°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.