Wagner Gulch (FR 259) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wagner Gulch (FR 259) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

26 mi from Helena Valley Southeast

Maps 5,467 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.9 and 2.7–4.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/2–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 7.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 7.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Avalanche Butte stands 2,223 ft above the map pin, 5.0 miles west.

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 28–53°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.