Elk Creek (FR 196) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Elk Creek (FR 196) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Rocky Mountain Ranger District

26 mi from Lincoln

Maps 5,119 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.9–1.6 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

Rough
  • 0.3 of this road’s 3.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.3 miles of dirt.
  • Near Elk Creek Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Horse Mountain stands 1,246 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles north.
  • Cataract Creek runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year is prohibited… Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year is prohibited.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–51°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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