Ballard Hill (FR 78449) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ballard Hill (FR 78449) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

14 mi from Deer Lodge

Maps 6,140 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Emery Ridge stands 2,182 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles southwest.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–50°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.