Marsh Creek (FR 485) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

9.6 mi from Lincoln

Maps 6,758 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.9–6.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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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Difficult

5.8 of this road’s 13.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Stemple Pass Trailhead.
Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 13.5 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 18%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Granite Butte stands 844 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles southeast.

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 26–46°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Marsh Creek (FR 485) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access