South Charcoal Gulch Ridge (FR 2040) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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South Charcoal Gulch Ridge (FR 2040) in MT

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

12 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 6,626 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 7/1–8/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 3.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Smoky Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.5 miles off.
  • Smoky Mountain stands 1,059 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles northeast.

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 25–48°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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