Lost Horse (FR 429) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Lost Horse (FR 429) in MT
Road corridorBitterroot NF, Darby Ranger District
18 mi from Hamilton
Maps 6,554 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 18.8–19.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 6/16–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 17.7 of this road’s 20 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 8.8 miles of dirt.
- Near Bear Creek Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 4.3 and mile 4.4: 2 mapped spots.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Lower Twin Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Divide Number Three stands 1,835 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles northeast.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 28–46°F, 5.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.