Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Clearwater Loop 05
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.36304, -113.53890
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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 Clearwater Loop 05
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,791 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Clearwater Loop 05NIFC · 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 Clearwater Loop 05 · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- DDump26 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- WWater32 mi
- EVEV fast charger39 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- PPropane52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 39-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 — Clearwater Loop 05
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,791 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.36304, -113.53890
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Clearwater Loop 05 · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCondon · ~13.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~13.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.2 mi
- GroceriesMontana gas N shop · ~13.8 mi
- PharmacySt. Ignatius Tribal Health Pharmacy · ~26.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~14.0 mi
- HardwareRovero's Ace Hardware · ~13.1 mi
EV charging — from Clearwater Loop 05 · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger38.7 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 · 23 within 100 · 35 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS39.5 mi — Missoula Chevrolet, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO40.6 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.7 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, 30.7 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 Clearwater Loop 05 · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRainy Lake Campground · ~3.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Alva Campground Complex · ~3.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLakeside Campground · ~4.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Inez Campground Complex · ~4.9 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Clearwater Loop 05
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fsroad-4353 01~0.5 mi
- Clearwater Loop 04~0.9 mi
- Clearwater Loop 06~1.0 mi
- Richmond Ridge 02~1.5 mi
The unit that manages Clearwater Loop 05
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Clearwater Loop 05 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 Kraft Creek at 4,770 ft, about 12 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Clearwater Loop 05
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 Clearwater Loop 05
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 — Clearwater Loop 05
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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