Willow Creek (FR 684) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Willow Creek (FR 684) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

15 mi from Helena Valley Northwest

Maps 3,936 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.9–2.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–12/1Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 2.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Willow Mountain.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.
  • Willow Mountain stands 3,232 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles east.
  • Elkhorn Creek runs 0.7 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 33–59°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.