Woodchopper Ridge Dispersed A (FR 6529) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Woodchopper Ridge Dispersed A (FR 6529) in MT

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

33 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 6,186 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
  • All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 130 ft over 0.5 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 23%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles 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 25–51°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.