Dry Park (FR 253) in MT

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

27 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 7,373 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.5–4.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

5.1 of this road’s 5.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Estimated climb: 770 ft over 5.8 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.

Some privacy

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

October normals 26–46°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Dry Park (FR 253) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access