Dry Gulch (FR 8850) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dry Gulch (FR 8850) in MT

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

40 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 5,380 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 4.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 4.1 miles through 15 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 24%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Gibson Peak stands 2,676 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles southwest.

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 28–53°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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