Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Hidden Lake Dispersed Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 44.71417, -111.60668
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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 Hidden Lake Dispersed Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,735 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hidden Lake Dispersed SiteNIFC · 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 Hidden Lake Dispersed Site · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater13 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- DDump25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- +Urgent care42 mi
- RxPharmacy52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Hidden Lake Dispersed Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,735 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
44.71417, -111.60668
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Hidden Lake Dispersed Site · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBrimstone Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCliff Lake · ~9.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~14.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.0 mi
- GroceriesRobins Roost · ~19.2 mi
EV charging — from Hidden Lake Dispersed Site · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.2 mi straight-line SE — Island Park City Offices (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 29 within 100 · 52 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.3 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.3 mi — SpringHill Suites Island Park Yellowstone · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.48 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 316912 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hidden Lake Dispersed Site · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletElk Lake Dispersed Site · ~3.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCliff Point Campground · ~5.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHilltop Campground · ~6.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWade Lake Campground · ~6.7 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Hidden Lake Dispersed Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Forest Rd 628~0.3 mi
- Forest Rd 628~0.6 mi
- Forest Rd 628~0.7 mi
- Forest Rd 3931~1.0 mi
The unit that manages Hidden Lake Dispersed Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hidden Lake Dispersed Site 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 Tepee Creek at 7,950 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 1,215 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 — Hidden Lake Dispersed Site
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 Hidden Lake Dispersed Site
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 — Hidden Lake Dispersed Site
Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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