Pipeline Spur D1 (FR 4127-D1) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pipeline Spur D1 (FR 4127-D1) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

8.5 mi from Helena Valley Northeast

Maps 4,413 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 5/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • All 1.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Devils Tower.
  • Estimated climb: 110 ft over 1.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Hogback Mountain stands 3,403 ft above the map pin, 5.7 miles northeast.

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 32–56°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.