Grouse Ridge (FR 4118) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Grouse Ridge (FR 4118) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

15 mi from Helena Valley Northeast

Maps 6,535 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.8–4.2 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 8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Middleman Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,000 ft over 8 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Hogback Mountain stands 1,281 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles west.

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 29–50°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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