Cave Gulch (FR 4156) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cave Gulch (FR 4156) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

9.7 mi from Helena Valley Southeast

Maps 3,927 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 5/16–12/1Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Goon Hill.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Hedges Mountain stands 3,159 ft above the map pin, 5.8 miles northeast.
  • The Canyon Ferry Lake shoreline is 0.5 mi 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 32–57°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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