Dawes (FR 15839) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dawes (FR 15839) in MT

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

30 mi from Lewistown

Maps 5,361 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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
  • All 2.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Oka Coulee Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 530 ft over 2.7 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 22%.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.5 miles off.
  • Stevens Butte stands 1,193 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles west.

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 29–52°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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