Plum Creek (FR U-094) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Plum Creek (FR U-094) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

6.2 mi from Lincoln

Maps 4,411 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Long Point.
  • Estimated climb: 100 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Long Point stands 764 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles east.
  • A river runs 0.3 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 28–55°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.