Haymaker WMA
SEASONAL -- this WMA is open only May 15 to Nov 30; it is CLOSED the rest of the year to protect big-game winter range. Do not plan a winter or early-spring night here. Haymaker Wildlife Management Area, managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (1,334 acres), FWP Region 5. FWP's own site record lists a designated primitive campsite here and its fee table shows no camping fee. IMPORTANT -- THIS IS NOT FREE LAND, even though the camping itself costs nothing: Montana requires a Conservation License of every person aged 12 and older to use an FWP wildlife management area FOR ANY REASON, not just to hunt or fish. It is $8/year for residents, $10/year for nonresidents ($4 for resident youth 12-17 and seniors 62+). Buy it before you arrive. There is no separate per-night camping fee. Camping is allowed only in areas FWP has designated or marked for it (ARM 12.12.107), for no more than 7 nights in any 30-day period statewide. Primitive: pack in / pack out, no hookups and no drinking water; no toilet is listed. BEAR COUNTRY -- black and possibly grizzly bears use this area. FWP requires food and attractants stored in a vehicle or a certified bear-resistant container. Carry bear spray. Access is partly or wholly walk-in from established roads and parking areas, so check the area's travel plan map before assuming you can drive to a site. Quiet hours are 10 p.m.-7 a.m. and certified weed-free feed is required for stock. We have not visited this site. Confirm the current season dates, the travel plan map and whether camping is still allowed with FWP Region 5 at (406)473-2504 before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Haymaker WMA · Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · MT
- @Mail12 mi
- GGrocery20 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- FFuel22 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- WWater37 mi
- MMechanic38 mi
- OOutfitter44 mi
- HHardware49 mi
- EVEV fast charger55 mi
The read: water is a real 37-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 20 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 55-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Haymaker WMA
Nearby & resupply — around Haymaker WMA · Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMartinsdale Colony · ~8.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~22.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~20.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicBair Memorial Clinic · ~21.7 mi
EV charging — from Haymaker WMA · Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger55.2 mi straight-line S — Big Timber, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 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 · none within 50 · 19 within 100 · 30 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS74.2 mi — Kendall Ford of Bozeman, Bozeman
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO74.8 mi — Audi of Bozeman, Bozeman
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)66.8 mi — Silos's Junction - Tesla Destination, Townsend, MT · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 102260 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Haymaker WMA · Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHaymaker Dispersed · ~4.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDaisy Dean Camp · ~6.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJellison Place · ~8.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Creek · ~11.7 mi W · USFS
Open Haymaker WMA elsewhere
Other camps near Haymaker WMA
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Haymaker Dispersed~4.5 mi
- Daisy Dean Camp~6.3 mi
- Pierce Park Rd 189-6~7.1 mi
- Pierce Park Rd 189-7~7.2 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Daisy Peak at 7,590 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 1,876 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 — Haymaker WMA
What we don’t know about Haymaker WMA
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