Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.48227, -111.86519
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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 Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,818 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002NIFC · 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 Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- DDump15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,818 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.48227, -111.86519
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMontana · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.8 mi
- GroceriesTown Pump · ~7.5 mi
- PharmacyBergum Drug · ~9.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicHelena VA Clinic · ~7.9 mi
- HardwareTuff Shed · ~8.7 mi
EV charging — from Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.1 mi straight-line NW — L146 DC 2, Helena, MT · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 19 within 100 · 33 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.6 mi — Helena, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.4 mi — Mountain View Park, Helena, MT · EVGATEWAY · J1772 · 4 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 354437 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaJefferson City SB · ~8.1 mi SW
- Highway rest areaJefferson City NB · ~8.8 mi SW
- Vault / pit toiletCrittenden Day Use Area - Single Precast Vault Toilet Building · ~11.3 mi NE · BoR
- Vault / pit toiletMahogany Cove Boat In Campground - Single Precast Vault Toilet Building · ~11.5 mi NE · BoR
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Other camps near Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Crystal Creek Rd 4017 001D~0.1 mi
- Crystal Creek Rd 4017 001G~0.2 mi
- Mcclellan Creek Rd 294 008A~1.5 mi
- Crystal Creek Rd 4017 004~2.3 mi
The unit that manages Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002 are set by Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Tizer Basin at 6,880 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 2,062 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 — Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002
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 Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002
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 — Crystal Creek Rd 4017 002
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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