Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Lt Boulder Bay-03
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.72174, -114.26232
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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 Lt Boulder Bay-03
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,519 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lt Boulder Bay-03NIFC · 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 Lt Boulder Bay-03 · Bitterroot National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
- +Urgent care37 mi
- LLaundry37 mi
- ShShower43 mi
- EVEV fast charger78 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 78-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Lt Boulder Bay-03
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,519 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.72174, -114.26232
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Lt Boulder Bay-03 · Bitterroot National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWest Fork Bitterroot River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townAlta · ~7.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.5 mi
- FuelConoco · ~15.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSula Country Store & resort · ~15.6 mi
EV charging — from Lt Boulder Bay-03 · Bitterroot National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger77.7 mi straight-line N — 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 · none within 50 · 15 within 100 · 38 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)81.8 mi — Butte, MT - Grizzly Trail - Tesla Supercharger, Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO81.0 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)36.5 mi — Hamilton City Hall · EVGATEWAY · 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 Lt Boulder Bay-03 · Bitterroot National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Boulder Bay Boat Launch · ~0.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSlate Creek Campground - Back Loop · ~1.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSlate Creek Campground · ~1.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSlate Creek Bay · ~2.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Lt Boulder Bay-03 elsewhere
Other camps near Lt Boulder Bay-03
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lt Boulder Bay-02~0.4 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #181~1.5 mi
- Slate Ck-01~1.6 mi
- Slate Creek Campground~1.9 mi
The unit that manages Lt Boulder Bay-03
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lt Boulder Bay-03 are set by Bitterroot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Nez Perce Camp at 5,670 ft, about 11 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.
How we know this — Lt Boulder Bay-03
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 Lt Boulder Bay-03
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 — Lt Boulder Bay-03
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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