Buffalo-Willow (FR 1833) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Buffalo-Willow (FR 1833) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

10 mi from Lincoln

Maps 5,223 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.3–1.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 1.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Dalton Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 570 ft over 1.8 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 20%.
  • 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 1.4 miles off.
  • Ogden Mountain stands 2,186 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–52°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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