Pauly Ditch (FR 78429) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Pauly Ditch (FR 78429) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
9.8 mi from Deer Lodge
Maps 5,702 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.1 and 1.4–1.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Rock Creek Lake Dam.
- Estimated climb: 100 ft over 3 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 31%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
- Pikes Peak Ridge stands 3,636 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles west.
- A canal runs 0.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 30–52°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.