Dalton (FR 329) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dalton (FR 329) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

6.4 mi from Lincoln

Maps 5,707 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.5–4.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 9 of this road’s 14.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Dalton Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 3,100 ft over 14.2 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 39%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Dalton Mountain stands 1,060 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles south.
  • East Fork Creek runs 0.5 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–49°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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