Clear Creek (FR 1831) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Clear Creek (FR 1831) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

12 mi from Lincoln

Maps 4,666 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–2.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–8/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 5.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 5.6 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
  • 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 0.9 miles off.
  • The Nevada Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Ogden Mountain stands 2,743 ft above the map pin, 5.5 miles north.

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 27–54°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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