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Basin Canyon Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.85551, -112.54791
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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 Basin Canyon Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,993 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Basin Canyon CampgroundNIFC · 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 Basin Canyon Campground · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: 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 — Basin Canyon Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,993 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.85551, -112.54791
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Basin Canyon Campground · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townButte · ~10.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.1 mi
- FuelExxon · ~8.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~7.7 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~26.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSummit Surgery Center · ~10.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~9.3 mi
EV charging — from Basin Canyon Campground · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.9 mi straight-line N — Butte, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 37 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS11.0 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO57.8 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.4 mi — ApocWorld, Anaconda, MT · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- 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 102263 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Basin Canyon Campground · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBasin Canyon Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Eagles Nest · ~3.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSagebrush Flats · ~4.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLions Den · ~4.7 mi E · USFS
Open Basin Canyon Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Basin Canyon Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Burton 2~3.2 mi
- Burton 1~3.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #8~3.9 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #315~4.1 mi
The unit that manages Basin Canyon Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Basin Canyon Campground are set by Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Basin Creek at 7,120 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 1,127 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 — Basin Canyon Campground
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review || Water: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest's own site page for Basin Canyon Campground and Picnic Area, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/beaverhead-deerlodge/recreation/basin-canyon-campground-and-picnic-area (read 2026-08-13; page "Last updated" March 7, 2025), "Facility and Amenity Information > Water": "Potable water is not available at this site.". Corroborated by the USFS EDW Recreation Sites layer (apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0, queried 2026-08-13), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "No, drinking water is not provided". Both channels agree; nightshift fire 610.
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 Basin Canyon Campground
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 — Basin Canyon Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →