Lost Creek WMA
SEASONAL -- this WMA is open only May 15 to Dec 1; it is CLOSED the rest of the year to protect big-game winter range. Do not plan a winter or early-spring night here. Lost Creek Wildlife Management Area, managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, FWP Region 2. 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. 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 2 before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Lost Creek WMA · Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · MT
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- WWater11 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- DDump26 mi
- PPropane33 mi
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Lost Creek WMA
Nearby & resupply — around Lost Creek WMA · Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLost Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townAnaconda · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~4.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThriftway Super Stops · ~4.7 mi
- PharmacyTrifty Drug Store · ~5.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicCommunity Hospital of Anaconda · ~4.8 mi
- HardwareHardware Hank · ~5.0 mi
EV charging — from Lost Creek WMA · Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.9 mi straight-line NE — Sinclair - Tesla Supercharger, Deer Lodge, MT (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 22 within 100 · 42 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS20.9 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO52.3 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.0 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 charger$0.56 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 466520 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lost Creek WMA · Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRacetrack Campground · ~5.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRacetrack Creek Cabin · ~7.2 mi NW · USFS
- Highway rest areaAnaconda · ~9.9 mi SE
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Hill Campground · ~10.8 mi W · USFS
Open Lost Creek WMA elsewhere
Other camps near Lost Creek WMA
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lost Creek Campground~2.9 mi
- Racetrack Creek-006A~5.2 mi
- Racetrack Creek-007B~5.2 mi
- Racetrack Creek-005B~5.3 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Barker Lakes at 8,250 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 1,717 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 — Lost Creek WMA
What we don’t know about Lost Creek 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