Sucker-Keep Cool (FR 1800) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sucker-Keep Cool (FR 1800) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

1.4 mi from Lincoln

Maps 4,572 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–2.7 and 8.5–10.4 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

Rough
  • 0.1 of this road’s 10.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Blackfoot Pathways: Sculptures in the Wild.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Stonewall Mountain stands 3,685 ft above the map pin, 5.2 miles north.
  • Sucker Creek runs 0.4 mi off.

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 28–54°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.