Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Forest Rd 8306
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.55179, -112.12567
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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 Forest Rd 8306
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,139 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Forest Rd 8306NIFC · 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 Forest Rd 8306 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- DDump23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- WWater35 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 35-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 35-mi run (and back).
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 — Forest Rd 8306
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,139 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.55179, -112.12567
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Forest Rd 8306 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBrandon · ~5.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMcCleod Mercantile · ~7.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.9 mi
- GroceriesIGA · ~7.5 mi
EV charging — from Forest Rd 8306 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger34.9 mi straight-line NW — Butte, 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 · 6 within 50 · 23 within 100 · 43 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS39.2 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO55.0 mi — Audi of Bozeman, Bozeman
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.9 mi — Virginia City Central Parking Lot (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-05-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Norris Hot Springs, Norris, 21.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; turned off during the Winter months
- 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 102263 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Forest Rd 8306 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMill Creek Campground · ~5.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBranham Lakes Campground · ~7.0 mi E · USFS
- Highway rest areaTwin Bridges · ~10.1 mi W
- Vault / pit toiletPotosi Campground · ~10.5 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Forest Rd 8306
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Forest Rd 8306~1.1 mi
- Forest Rd 8300~2.5 mi
- Forest Rd 8300~2.6 mi
- Forest Rd 158~2.9 mi
The unit that manages Forest Rd 8306
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Forest Rd 8306 are set by Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Albro Lake at 8,500 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,361 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 — Forest Rd 8306
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 Forest Rd 8306
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 — Forest Rd 8306
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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