Haymaker Canyon (FR 8809) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Haymaker Canyon (FR 8809) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Judith-Musselshell Ranger District

37 mi from White Sulphur Springs

12 mi off US 12 (straight line)

Maps 5,503 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

Difficult
  • All 1.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near West Hopley Spring.
  • Water crossings 0.5 and 1.6 miles along the road.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
  • Bartleson Peak stands 2,004 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles north.

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 28–53°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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