Lone Point (FR 1824) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lone Point (FR 1824) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

4.5 mi from Lincoln

Maps 4,585 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 2.5–3.2 and 4.6–4.9 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
  • 0.3 of this road’s 5.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Long Point.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Black Mountain stands 2,880 ft above the map pin, 4.6 miles northwest.
  • A river runs 1.1 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 27–54°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.