Bivens Creek Dugway (FR 1238) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Bivens Creek Dugway (FR 1238) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
30 mi from Whitehall
Maps 6,214 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.2 and 2.5–7.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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
- 11.8 of this road’s 14.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.5 miles of it dirt.
- Near Copper Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 4,400 ft over 14.6 miles through 15 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 30%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
- Copper Mountain stands 1,073 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles southeast.
- Currant Creek runs 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 32–53°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.