Camas (FR 383) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Camas (FR 383) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

16 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 6,142 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 7.3–7.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–12/1Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 2.9 of this road’s 8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 540 ft over 8 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Boulder Baldy stands 2,796 ft above the map pin, 4.6 miles west.
  • Big Camas Creek runs 0.7 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–49°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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