Ivy Lake Access (FR 130.2) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ivy Lake Access (FR 130.2) in WY

Road corridorShoshone NF, Clarks Fork Ranger District

29 mi from Red Lodge

Maps 7,733 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Shoshone National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/21–12/1Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 7.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Falls.
  • Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 7.5 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 6.5 and mile 6.6: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Jim Smith Peak stands 2,569 ft above the map pin, 4.4 miles west.

Rules

  • Single Location Occupancy Limited to Sixteen (16) Days
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–47°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.