Beaver Pumpkin Divide (FR 4427) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Beaver Pumpkin Divide (FR 4427) in MT

Road corridorCuster NF, Ashland Ranger District

31 mi from Lame Deer

Maps 4,049 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

Custer Gallatin National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 4.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near East Fork Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 410 ft over 4.8 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 25%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Sheep Creek Reservoir lies 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • The order says how many days you can stay at one campsite or across several campsites each year. In Montana, the limit is 16 days at one site and 32 days cumulatively.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–59°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.