Fool Hen (FR 1848) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Fool Hen (FR 1848) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

11 mi from Lincoln

Maps 5,520 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.3 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 3.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Stemple Pass Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 700 ft over 3.3 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Rooster Bill Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Granite Butte stands 2,082 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles south.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 28–50°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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