Favorite Gulch (FR 4125) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Favorite Gulch (FR 4125) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

8.9 mi from Helena Valley Northeast

Maps 4,434 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–3.1 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
  • All 4.1 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Devils Tower.
  • Estimated climb: 240 ft over 4.1 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Hogback Mountain stands 3,382 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles northeast.

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 32–56°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.