Cottonwood CR (FR 1518) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Cottonwood CR (FR 1518) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
7.3 mi from Deer Lodge
Maps 6,195 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 0.6 of this road’s 7.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.6 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 7.9 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Sugarloaf Mountain stands 2,058 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles east.
- Middle Fork Cottonwood Creek runs 0.7 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 28–51°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.