Deer Creek (FR 1830) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

12 mi from Lincoln

Maps 5,171 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

VerizonNONE

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StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

All 4.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Ogden Mountain.
Estimated climb: 970 ft over 4.9 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Ogden Mountain stands 2,238 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles northeast.

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

October normals 30–52°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Deer Creek (FR 1830) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access