Towsley Gulch (FR 1845) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Towsley Gulch (FR 1845) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

14 mi from Helena Valley Northwest

Maps 6,119 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.5 and 0.7–2 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
  • All 2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Roundtop Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft over 2 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 21%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mount Belmont stands 1,213 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles east.
  • Right Hand Fork Lost Horse Creek runs 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 29–48°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.