Cottonwood Gulch (FR 774) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cottonwood Gulch (FR 774) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

17 mi from Helena Valley Northwest

Maps 4,968 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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 1.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Meyers Hill stands 2,171 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles southwest.
  • Deadman Creek runs 0.6 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 30–52°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.