Gould Diggins (FR 1876-B1) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Gould Diggins (FR 1876-B1) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

12 mi from Clancy

Maps 7,623 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.5–0.8 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 1.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Old Baldy Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 640 ft over 1.9 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 15%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Scott Reservoir lies 0.9 mi off.
  • Old Baldy Mountain stands 599 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles southwest.

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 24–44°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.