Red Shale Cpgd West Loop (FR 4096) in MT

Road corridorCuster NF, Ashland Ranger District

23 mi from Lame Deer

Maps 3,198 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

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Easy

All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Winds through 4 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Bridge Creek runs 0.9 mi off.

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

October normals 32–61°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Red Shale Cpgd West Loop (FR 4096) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access