Willow Meadow (FR 160) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Willow Meadow (FR 160) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
24 mi from Whitehall
Maps 7,474 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 6.5–9.1 and 9.5–11.3 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
- 2.1 of this road’s 12.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.1 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 2,200 ft over 12.5 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 30%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 0.1 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 3.5 and mile 6: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Branham Peaks stands 2,989 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles southwest.
- Upper Sureshot Lake lies 0.5 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 28–47°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.