South Fork Trail
South Fork Trail is a 6.5-mile trail in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 46.0439° N, 113.6698° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 46.1163° N, 113.6574° W · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 6.5 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 8162 |
| Forest | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (unit 0102) |
| States | Montana |
| Detail published | centerline only |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
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Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Trails nearby
Camping nearby
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx D3 Tepee 12 Johnson Wf Landings
11 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedRx Bowles And Daly
12 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedRx Cutaway
14 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedRx D2 Fern Creek 1.3C
26 mi from the trail midpoint · 269 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.
Checked every Sunday. Sections appear on the first run after the forest publishes more.
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Questions people ask
How long is the South Fork Trail?
The Forest Service records 6.5 miles under this name in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the South Fork Trail?
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the South Fork Trail start?
The line begins at 46.0439° N, 113.6698° W and ends at 46.1163° N, 113.6574° W. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the South Fork Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the South Fork Trail?
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. The camping section covers dispersed camping, which most National Forest land allows.
Who manages the South Fork Trail?
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Forest Service unit 0102. The trail is in Montana.
Is there a fire near the South Fork Trail?
The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Rx D3 Tepee 12 Johnson Wf Landings at 11 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named South Fork Trail in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0102. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.