Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Elliston Rd 314 001
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.54578, -112.44143
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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 Elliston Rd 314 001
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,325 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Elliston Rd 314 001NIFC · 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 Elliston Rd 314 001 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- WWater19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- DDump30 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- ShShower38 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Elliston Rd 314 001
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,325 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.54578, -112.44143
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Elliston Rd 314 001 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Blackfoot River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townElliston · ~1.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.4 mi
- FuelElliston Gas Station · ~1.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.6 mi
- GroceriesElliston Country Store · ~1.2 mi
- PharmacyBergum Drug · ~21.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicDeer Lodge Medical Center · ~16.4 mi
- HardwareMontana Shed Center · ~21.0 mi
EV charging — from Elliston Rd 314 001 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.3 mi straight-line SW — Sinclair - Tesla Supercharger, Deer Lodge, MT (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 25 within 100 · 39 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS20.6 mi — Target T1282 (Helena, MT), Helena
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.7 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.4 mi — JD Self Service Storage, Deer Lodge, MT (at an office building) · 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 charger$0.56 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 466520 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Elliston Rd 314 001 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCdnst Trailhead · ~6.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMacdonald Pass Ski · ~6.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKading Cabin · ~8.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKading Campground · ~8.3 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Elliston Rd 314 001
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Elliston Rd 314 005~0.5 mi
- Lblack18~4.9 mi
- Lblack17A~5.2 mi
- Lblack16C~5.4 mi
The unit that manages Elliston Rd 314 001
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Elliston Rd 314 001 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 Frohner Meadow at 6,520 ft, about 14 miles away. It sits about 1,195 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 — Elliston Rd 314 001
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 Elliston Rd 314 001
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 — Elliston Rd 314 001
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →How to read this page →All field notes →
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