Hoover Ridge (FR 15800) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Judith-Musselshell Ranger District

22 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 7,471 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

All 3.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Hoover Mountain.
Estimated climb: 210 ft over 3.1 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 27%.

Fairly secluded

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 24–44°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Hoover Ridge (FR 15800) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access