Middle Fork Hot Springs (FR 9679) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Middle Fork Hot Springs (FR 9679) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
25 mi from Whitehall
Maps 6,346 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
- All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near North Meadow Creek Dam.
- Estimated climb: 450 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Ward Peak stands 3,828 ft above the map pin, 5.6 miles southwest.
Climate averages
October normals 29–52°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.