Red Top (FR 4779) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Red Top (FR 4779) in MT

Road corridorCuster NF, Ashland Ranger District

25 mi from Lame Deer

Maps 3,188 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

Rough
  • All 4.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Red Top Hill.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Coal Bank Spring lies 0.5 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 32–61°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.