Lambing Camp (FR 8971) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lambing Camp (FR 8971) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

22 mi from Helena Valley Southeast

Maps 6,605 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 10.9–12 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 10/15–12/1Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.1 of this road’s 12.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Cayuse Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 880 ft over 12.1 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Bilk Mountain stands 771 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles southwest.

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 28–47°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.