Keep Cool (FR 1821) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Keep Cool (FR 1821) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

5.2 mi from Lincoln

Maps 5,333 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 3.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Stonewall Mountain stands 2,924 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles west.
  • Keep Cool Lakes lies 0.8 mi off.

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 32–51°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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