Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Blind Canyon 06
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.21052, -113.42925
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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 Blind Canyon 06
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Blind Canyon 06NIFC · 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 Blind Canyon 06 · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- DDump15 mi
- WWater32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- MMechanic35 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 35-mi run (and back).
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 — Blind Canyon 06
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
MT
Coordinates
47.21052, -113.42925
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Blind Canyon 06 · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMorrell Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSeeley Lake · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~23.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMontana gas N shop · ~3.7 mi
EV charging — from Blind Canyon 06 · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.0 mi straight-line SW — Missoula, 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 27 within 100 · 35 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS35.7 mi — Missoula Chevrolet, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.6 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.2 mi — Gray Wolf Peak Casino, Missoula, MT · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Trixi's Saloon - Tesla Destination, Ovando, 19.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 102266 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Blind Canyon 06 · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Larch Campground Complex · ~3.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRiver Point Campground Complex · ~4.3 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomSeeley Lake Campground Complex · ~4.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMorrell Falls Trailhead · ~4.5 mi N · USFS
Open Blind Canyon 06 elsewhere
Other camps near Blind Canyon 06
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Morrell Creek 03~0.5 mi
- Morrell Creek 04~0.9 mi
- West Morrell 01~1.0 mi
- Morrell Creek 02~1.1 mi
The unit that manages Blind Canyon 06
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Blind Canyon 06 are set by Lolo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Blind Canyon 06
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 Blind Canyon 06
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 — Blind Canyon 06
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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