Polka Dot (FR 6462) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Polka Dot (FR 6462) in MT

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

23 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 6,953 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

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

Road Access

Rough
  • 1.1 of this road’s 1.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Hoover Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 250 ft over 1.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Big Hill Creek runs 0.9 mi off.
  • Hoover Mountain stands 532 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 26–46°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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