Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
429 Road-001
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 46.12868, -114.49362
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at 429 Road-001
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,020 ft.
Fire & smoke — around 429 Road-001NIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from 429 Road-001 · Bitterroot National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic15 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- WWater24 mi
- EVEV fast charger53 mi
- AAir-up57 mi
- ShShower59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 16 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 53-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — 429 Road-001
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,020 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
46.12868, -114.49362
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around 429 Road-001 · Bitterroot National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLost Horse Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townUniversity Heights · ~14.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.4 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane Services Innovated · ~23.3 mi
- GroceriesPeoples Market · ~16.6 mi
- PharmacyBitterroot Drug · ~18.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicBitterroot Health - Daly Hospital · ~17.5 mi
- HardwareMassa Home Center · ~18.8 mi
EV charging — from 429 Road-001 · Bitterroot National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger53.3 mi straight-line NE — L267 EXPP PL PUBLIC2, Missoula, MT · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 18 within 100 · 45 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)58.6 mi — Missoula, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO56.5 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.9 mi — Hamilton City Hall · EVGATEWAY · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 417959 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around 429 Road-001 · Bitterroot National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLost Horse Guard Station · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBear Creek Pass Horse Camp · ~0.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSchumaker Campground · ~1.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBear Creek Trailhead(Lost Horse) · ~1.6 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near 429 Road-001
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- 429 Road-002~1.0 mi
- Schumaker Campground~1.5 mi
- 429 Road-004~2.0 mi
- 429 Road -005~2.2 mi
The unit that manages 429 Road-001
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at 429 Road-001 are set by Bitterroot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Twin Lakes at 6,380 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 360 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.
How we know this — 429 Road-001
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about 429 Road-001
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — 429 Road-001
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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