Sawdust Gulch (FR 73206) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sawdust Gulch (FR 73206) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Sula Ranger District

27 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,555 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Bitterroot National Forest ↗

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

Moderate
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Shining Mountain Dam.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.5 miles off.
  • Elk Point stands 2,104 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles west.

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 29–58°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.