Sauerkraut (FR 1892) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sauerkraut (FR 1892) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

6.1 mi from Lincoln

Maps 5,497 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

Rough
  • 0.4 of this road’s 5.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Ogden Mountain stands 1,912 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles southwest.

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 25–50°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.