Hope Creek (FR 571) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

15 mi from Helena Valley Northwest

4.7 mi off US 12 (straight line)

Maps 6,603 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.2–1.7, 2.5–2.8, 3.2–6.3, 8.4–9.3 and 11.3–12.5 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

All 12.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Roundtop Mountain.
Estimated climb: 2,100 ft over 12.7 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
A gate 9.3 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.

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

October normals 28–47°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Hope Creek (FR 571) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access