Cross Creek No. 3 (FR 6553) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cross Creek No. 3 (FR 6553) in MT

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

28 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 7,021 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 12/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Muddy Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.3 miles off.
  • Daisy Peak stands 753 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles southeast.

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 25–46°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.