Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Mccabe 002
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.10833, -113.10882
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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 Mccabe 002
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,823 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mccabe 002NIFC · 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 Mccabe 002 · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- DDump14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- WWater24 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- OOutfitter44 mi
- MMechanic44 mi
- RxPharmacy45 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- EVEV fast charger46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 46-mi run (and back).
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 — Mccabe 002
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,823 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.10833, -113.10882
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Mccabe 002 · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townOvando · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~22.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesClearwater Stop N Go · ~14.3 mi
- HardwareGrizzly Home Center · ~22.9 mi
EV charging — from Mccabe 002 · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.5 mi straight-line W — Missoula, 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 24 within 100 · 38 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS46.1 mi — Missoula Chevrolet, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO46.6 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)44.5 mi — UMONTANA CAMPUTS REC #1, Missoula, MT · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Trixi's Saloon - Tesla Destination, Ovando, 6.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 102266 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mccabe 002 · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMonture Creek Trailhead · ~2.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMonture Guard Station · ~2.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Nelson Campground Complex · ~9.2 mi E · USFS
- Highway rest areaClearwater · ~14.3 mi SW
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Other camps near Mccabe 002
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Monture 008~0.4 mi
- Monture 003~1.9 mi
- Monture 006~1.9 mi
- Monture 002~2.0 mi
The unit that manages Mccabe 002
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mccabe 002 are set by Lolo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mccabe 002
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 Mccabe 002
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 — Mccabe 002
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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