Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Humbug Spires Wsa
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · MT · 45.74315, -112.67102
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Humbug Spires Wsa
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,810 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Humbug Spires WsaNIFC · 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 Humbug Spires Wsa · Bureau of Land Management · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- DDump18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- WWater18 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Humbug Spires Wsa
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
5,810 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.74315, -112.67102
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Humbug Spires Wsa · Bureau of Land Management · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGlendale · ~8.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMelrose Bar and Station · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~17.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~29.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicBig Sky Diagnostic Imaging · ~19.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~18.5 mi
EV charging — from Humbug Spires Wsa · Bureau of Land Management · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.2 mi straight-line NE — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 38 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.6 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO67.4 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.5 mi — ApocWorld, Anaconda, MT · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- 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 Humbug Spires Wsa · Bureau of Land Management · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomMoose Creek Trailhead Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMaiden Rock East Recreation Site - Vault Toilet · ~4.2 mi SW · BLM
- RestroomMaiden Rock West Rec Site Ramp Toilet · ~4.4 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletDivide Bridge Recreation Site - Campground - Men'S Single Vault Toilet #1 · ~5.0 mi W · BLM
Coming out here — Humbug Spires Wsa · Bureau of Land Management · MT
- No surface water within about a mile and a half in our records — which is not proof there is none, only that we found none. Plan to carry washing water as well as drinking water.
- Assume no services at all. Most dispersed camping in a national forest has none: no tap, no power, no dump, often no toilet. Everything you need, you bring.
- Power: Dave carries his own — batteries or solar. A generator will run your rig and it is also the thing everybody camped near you can hear.
- Getting online: Dave recommends Starlink. He has had it since SpaceX introduced it, used it for four years living on the road, and it delivers as promised — several hundred nights out, and he can count on one hand the places he could not connect. The cable on his unit runs 150 feet, which is usually all it takes to find enough sky. Starlink → Referral link — Starlink pays Dave $100 in cash if you sign up through it, and that money funds this site and the next trip. It costs you nothing and does not change the recommendation.
Open Humbug Spires Wsa elsewhere
Other camps near Humbug Spires Wsa
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #428~4.6 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #403~5.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #509~5.6 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #621~5.7 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Basin Creek at 7,120 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 1,310 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 — Humbug Spires Wsa
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "No Fee." https://www.blm.gov/visit/humbug-spires-wsa
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field is empty -- no fee statement -- so the cost is unpriced (field read 2026-09-19). Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | No fee 2026-09-19: "No Fee." Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/humbug-spires-wsa (worker_W, statement verified on that page).
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 Humbug Spires Wsa
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 — Humbug Spires Wsa
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →