Cottonwood Gulch Spur B1 (FR 774-B1) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cottonwood Gulch Spur B1 (FR 774-B1) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

17 mi from Helena Valley Northwest

Maps 5,082 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 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Meyers Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 40 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 15%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Meyers Hill stands 2,057 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles southwest.
  • Deadman Creek runs 1.0 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.