Dry Wolf (FR 251) in MT

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

23 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 7,985 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

18.7 of this road’s 22.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Estimated climb: 3,600 ft over 22.4 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 27%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Fairly secluded

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 22–41°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Dry Wolf (FR 251) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access