Soap Creek (FR 1200) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Soap Creek (FR 1200) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

29 mi from West Yellowstone

Maps 7,062 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

Rough
  • All 3.9 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 0 miles of graded dirt.
  • Near Flatiron Mountain.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Hilgard Peak stands 4,182 ft above the map pin, 8.6 miles northeast.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–48°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.