Suicide Pass (FR 4777) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Suicide Pass (FR 4777) in MT

Road corridorCuster NF, Ashland Ranger District

31 mi from Lame Deer

Maps 4,067 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

Rough
  • All 6.1 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Near East Fork Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 610 ft over 6.1 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 2.1 and mile 2.4: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • 02S47E19CDDB01 Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

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.