FR 139-H2, Helena-Lewis and Clark in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 139-H2, Helena-Lewis and Clark in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

16 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 7,227 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 5/16–12/1Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 410 ft over 0.7 miles, with sustained grades near 18%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • The Gipsy Lake shoreline is 0.8 mi off.
  • Mount Baldy stands 2,246 ft above the map pin, 4.8 miles south.

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 27–45°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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