Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Lodgepole Saddle
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.65357, -113.54962
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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 Lodgepole Saddle
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,982 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lodgepole SaddleNIFC · 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 Lodgepole Saddle · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- WWater25 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- DDump26 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- ShShower30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Lodgepole Saddle
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,982 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.65357, -113.54962
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Lodgepole Saddle · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townClinton · ~11.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelClinton Market · ~11.4 mi
- Propane / LPGEnergy Partners · ~19.4 mi
- Dump station~25.6 mi
- GroceriesClinton Market · ~11.4 mi
- PharmacyFlorence Pharmacy · ~25.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicFlorence Family Medicine · ~25.1 mi
- HardwareLiberty Safes of Montana · ~24.1 mi
EV charging — from Lodgepole Saddle · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.6 mi straight-line NW — L267 EXPP PL PUBLIC2, Missoula, MT · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 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 · 8 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 46 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.1 mi — Missoula, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.2 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.9 mi — UMONTANA BECKWITH #1, Missoula, MT · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 417959 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lodgepole Saddle · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSpring Creek Trailhead And Sheep Viewing Site · ~4.9 mi W · USFS
- Highway rest areaRock Creek WB · ~6.5 mi NW
- Highway rest areaRock Creek EB · ~6.6 mi NW
- Vault / pit toiletNorton Campground · ~7.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Lodgepole Saddle elsewhere
Other camps near Lodgepole Saddle
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- W.Fk. Tyler Saddle~1.3 mi
- Road 4312~1.5 mi
- Road 4257-1~2.2 mi
- Brewster Creek Road~2.6 mi
The unit that manages Lodgepole Saddle
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lodgepole Saddle are set by Lolo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Combination at 5,620 ft, about 15 miles away. It sits about 362 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 — Lodgepole Saddle
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 Lodgepole Saddle
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 — Lodgepole Saddle
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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