Lower Mill Gulch (FR 7303) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lower Mill Gulch (FR 7303) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

32 mi from Whitehall

Maps 7,668 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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
  • 3.5 of this road’s 9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 2.1 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 13 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Ramshorn Mountain stands 2,524 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles north.
  • Mill Gulch Spring lies 1.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–47°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.