Dry Creek System 1 (FR 6467) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dry Creek System 1 (FR 6467) in MT

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

16 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 7,183 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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
  • 3.5 of this road’s 7.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Smoky Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.5 miles 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 23–45°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.