Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Brewster Creek Road
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.62292, -113.58294
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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 Brewster Creek Road
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,310 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Brewster Creek RoadNIFC · 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 Brewster Creek Road · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- WWater25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- DDump28 mi
- ShShower33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
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 — Brewster Creek Road
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,310 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.62292, -113.58294
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Brewster Creek Road · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townClinton · ~12.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelClinton Market · ~12.2 mi
- Propane / LPGEnergy Partners · ~21.1 mi
- Dump station~28.1 mi
- GroceriesClinton Market · ~12.3 mi
- PharmacyFlorence Pharmacy · ~23.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicFlorence Family Medicine · ~23.5 mi
- HardwareFlorence Ace Hardware · ~23.4 mi
EV charging — from Brewster Creek Road · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.3 mi straight-line NW — 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 · 8 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 46 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.3 mi — Missoula, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.2 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.9 mi — UMONTANA BECKWITH #1, Missoula, MT · ChargePoint Network · 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 Brewster Creek Road · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSpring Creek Trailhead And Sheep Viewing Site · ~3.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorton Campground · ~4.7 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomGrizzly Campground · ~5.0 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomDalles Campground · ~7.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Brewster Creek Road elsewhere
Other camps near Brewster Creek Road
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lodgepole Saddle~2.6 mi
- W.Fk. Tyler Saddle~3.5 mi
- Road 4312~4.0 mi
- Road 4257-1~4.6 mi
The unit that manages Brewster Creek Road
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Brewster Creek Road are set by Lolo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Combination at 5,620 ft, about 14 miles away. It sits about 1,310 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 — Brewster Creek Road
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 Brewster Creek Road
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 — Brewster Creek Road
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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