Banner Creek (FR 1876) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

13 mi from Clancy

Maps 7,297 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.7–1.1 and 1.9–2.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Rough

All 3.1 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
Near Old Baldy Mountain.
Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 3.1 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 23%.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Old Baldy Mountain stands 925 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles south.
A pond lies 0.4 mi off.

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 25–45°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Banner Creek (FR 1876) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access