Dry Fork Belt Creek (FR 120) — Judith-Musselshell in MT

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

37 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 5,478 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.3, 6.7–7 and 12–12.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

1.8 of this road’s 8.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Anderson Peak.
Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 8.8 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 25%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road at mile 10.9: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Barker Mountain stands 2,814 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles northwest.
Spruce Creek runs 0.1 mi off.

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

October normals 27–53°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Dry Fork Belt Creek (FR 120) — Judith-Musselshell in MT -- Camping Rules & Access