Macdonald Pass Cdnst Trailhead (FR 1018) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Macdonald Pass Cdnst Trailhead (FR 1018) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

9.5 mi from Helena West Side

Maps 6,312 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

Easy
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.6 mi off.

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 29–49°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.