Lonetree (FR 262) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lonetree (FR 262) in MT

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

40 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 6,094 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
  • 1.8 of this road’s 5.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.8 miles of dirt.
  • Near Anderson Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 5.4 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 29%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Mixes Baldy stands 1,846 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 30–50°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.