Hogum Creek (FR 1841) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

7.8 mi from Lincoln

Maps 4,833 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.5 and 1.3–1.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

0.3 of this road’s 5.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Aspen Grove Picnic Area.
Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 5.7 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 30%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Blackfoot River runs 0.4 mi off.
Crater Mountain stands 2,294 ft above the map pin, 4.9 miles south.

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

October normals 28–53°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Hogum Creek (FR 1841) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access