Nevada Ogden (FR 1163) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Nevada Ogden (FR 1163) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

11 mi from Lincoln

Maps 4,679 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 19.1–20.2 and 24.8–25.6 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
  • 16.3 of this road’s 36.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 35.7 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Trapper Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 6,800 ft over 36.2 miles through 36 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 34%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Trapper Mountain stands 1,257 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles west.
  • Blackfoot River runs 0.8 mi off.

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 26–54°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.