Decker Gulch (FR 6504) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Decker Gulch (FR 6504) in MT

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

14 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 5,753 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 12/1–8/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 6.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Iron Butte.
  • Estimated climb: 470 ft over 6.2 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Coxcombe Butte stands 1,014 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles southeast.

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 28–52°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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