Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Granite Butte 2
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.85945, -112.45776
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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 Granite Butte 2
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,383 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Granite Butte 2NIFC · 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 Granite Butte 2 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- WWater25 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- DDump28 mi
- PPropane35 mi
- ShShower46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Granite Butte 2
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,383 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.85945, -112.45776
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Granite Butte 2 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWilborn · ~5.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~12.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.1 mi
- GroceriesCanyon Creek Country Store · ~10.1 mi
- PharmacyBergum Drug · ~29.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicVeterans Administration Medical Center · ~23.7 mi
- HardwareGrizzly Home Center · ~12.3 mi
EV charging — from Granite Butte 2 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.5 mi straight-line SE — Target T1282 (Helena, MT) · Electrify America · CCS · 6 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 · 5 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 40 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.1 mi — Helena, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Helena
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.3 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.3 mi — Bill Roberts Golf Course, Helena, MT (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-14 · 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 279481 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Granite Butte 2 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletStemple Pass Trailhead · ~2.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Horse Cabin · ~6.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCummings Cabin · ~8.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Grove Picnic Area · ~8.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Granite Butte 2 elsewhere
Other camps near Granite Butte 2
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lrd Marsh Ck 007~0.5 mi
- Marsh Crk Rd 485-004A~0.8 mi
- Marsh Crk Rd 485-004B~1.1 mi
- Fools Hen Rd-1887-007~1.2 mi
The unit that manages Granite Butte 2
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Granite Butte 2 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 Nevada Ridge at 7,030 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 353 ft lower 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 — Granite Butte 2
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 Granite Butte 2
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 — Granite Butte 2
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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