Gold Run (FR 3302) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Gold Run (FR 3302) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District

37 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 5,659 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

Rough
  • All 3.9 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Anderson Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 3.9 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 25%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Anderson Peak stands 2,043 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northeast.
  • Gray Creek runs 0.5 mi off.

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 32–52°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.