Pikes Peak CR (FR 302) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Pikes Peak CR (FR 302) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
12 mi from Deer Lodge
Maps 5,783 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
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
- 0.9 of this road’s 6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.9 miles of dirt.
- Near Ballard Hill.
- Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 6 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 31%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
- Pikes Peak Ridge stands 3,555 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles southwest.
- Nine Trough Spring lies 1.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 30–52°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.