Deadman Creek (FR 837) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Deadman Creek (FR 837) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District

19 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 6,281 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 4.9 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Mizpah Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 4.9 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Deadman Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Mizpah Peak stands 1,479 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles northwest.

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, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.