Snowshoe-Deadwood (FR 708) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Snowshoe-Deadwood (FR 708) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

18 mi from Helena West Side

Maps 5,439 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.7–4.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

Difficult
  • 2.7 of this road’s 9.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 9.1 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Esmeralda Hill stands 1,529 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles northeast.
  • Lois Lake lies 1.1 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 31–53°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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