Old Beaver Cr. Road (FR 6497) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Old Beaver Cr. Road (FR 6497) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Rocky Mountain Ranger District

32 mi from Choteau

Maps 5,102 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 12/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Sugar Loaf.
  • Estimated climb: 160 ft over 0.9 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 15%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Allan Mountain stands 2,988 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles west.
  • Cutreef Creek runs 0.2 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year is prohibited… Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year is prohibited.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–52°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.