Ontario (FR 123) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ontario (FR 123) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Helena Ranger District

16 mi from Deer Lodge

Maps 5,582 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.4–0.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

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

Rough
  • All 2.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Treasure Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Known camping along this road at mile 0: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Treasure Mountain stands 1,802 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles east.
  • Little Blackfoot River runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–52°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.