Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.87180, -112.49386
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,706 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Marsh Crk Rd 485-002ANIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- HHardware10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- WWater27 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- DDump30 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- ShShower44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 27-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,706 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.87180, -112.49386
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork Poorman Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWilborn · ~7.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.9 mi
- GroceriesMountain View Co-Op · ~10.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicVeterans Administration Medical Center · ~25.5 mi
- HardwareGrizzly Home Center · ~10.4 mi
EV charging — from Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.3 mi straight-line SE — Target T1282 (Helena, MT) · Electrify America · CCS · 6 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 · 5 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 39 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.9 mi — Helena, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Helena
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.2 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.1 mi — Bill Roberts Golf Course, Helena, MT (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-14 · 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 279481 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletStemple Pass Trailhead · ~1.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCummings Cabin · ~7.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Grove Picnic Area · ~7.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Grove Campground · ~7.6 mi N · USFS
Open Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A elsewhere
Other camps near Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Marsh Crk Rd 485-0001A~0.6 mi
- Marsh Crk Rd 485-003A~0.7 mi
- Marsh Crk Rd 485-004B~0.8 mi
- Marsh Crk Rd 485-004A~1.3 mi
The unit that manages Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A are set by Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Nevada Ridge at 7,030 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 324 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 — Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A
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 Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A
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 — Marsh Crk Rd 485-002A
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →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 →