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Hood Creek

Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.48106, -110.96195

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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

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,761 ft.

Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

FFuel13 mi
GGrocery13 mi
MMechanic13 mi
OOutfitter13 mi
LLaundry13 mi
ShShower13 mi
@Mail13 mi
RxPharmacy14 mi
WWater14 mi
HHardware14 mi
+Urgent care14 mi
DDump49 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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). Open in Google Maps ↗

The site

Access

Drive-up

Land

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation

6,761 ft

State

Coordinates

45.48106, -110.96195

Cost

Fee

Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)

Nearby resupply is being compiled for this camp — for now, use the map links below to scout fuel, water & supplies.

Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

Vault / pit toiletHood Creek · at this camp · USFS
Vault / pit toiletChisholm Bay Group Picnic · ~0.4 mi SE · USFS
Vault / pit toiletMaxey Cabin · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
Vault / pit toiletChisholm · ~0.5 mi SE · USFS

Open this spot elsewhere

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Other camps nearby

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

Fr 62 Upper Hyalite Creek Road 036B~0.3 mi
Fr62-Old Rd Bridge Camp~0.5 mi
Fr 62 Upper Hyalite Creek Road 038B~0.6 mi
Fr 62 Upper Hyalite Creek Road 061~0.7 mi

The unit that manages this camp

Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.

Custer Gallatin National Forest →

Snow, and when this opens

The nearest automatic snow station is Lick Creek at 6,880 ft, about 2 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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.

Lick Creek snowpack, from NRCS →

How we know this

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

Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.

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

A land record can put you within a few metres 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

Before you go

Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →

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