Memorial Way (FR 487) in MT

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

22 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 7,548 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 33.8–34.2, 36.5–36.8 and 41.1–42.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

25.2 of this road’s 45.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 4.1 miles of dirt.
Estimated climb: 6,800 ft over 45.1 miles through 15 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 29%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Some privacy

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 24–43°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Memorial Way (FR 487) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access