Lions Sunshine Camp (FR 227-A1) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

15 mi from Helena West Side

Maps 5,326 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Moderate

All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
Near Negro Mountain.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Negro Mountain stands 1,879 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles south.
Little Blackfoot River runs 0.1 mi off.

Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year …
Camping rules

October normals 32–53°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Lions Sunshine Camp (FR 227-A1) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access