Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Meadow Creek Rd-005
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.06661, -113.43477
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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 Meadow Creek Rd-005
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,614 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Meadow Creek Rd-005NIFC · 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 Meadow Creek Rd-005 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater14 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- GGrocery22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- +Urgent care37 mi
- EVEV fast charger40 mi
- ShShower44 mi
- PPropane44 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- DDump45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 20 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 40-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 — Meadow Creek Rd-005
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,614 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.06661, -113.43477
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Meadow Creek Rd-005 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPorters Corner · ~13.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~19.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThriftway Super Stops · ~22.1 mi
- PharmacyTrifty Drug Store · ~23.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicCommunity Hospital of Anaconda · ~23.4 mi
- HardwareHardware Hank · ~23.4 mi
EV charging — from Meadow Creek Rd-005 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger39.8 mi straight-line E — Butte, MT - Grizzly Trail - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 16 within 100 · 37 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS39.8 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO63.4 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.6 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Ranch at Rock Creek - Tesla Destination, Philipsburg, 13.8 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 327427 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Meadow Creek Rd-005 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMoose Lake Guard Station · ~4.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoose Lake Fishing Access · ~4.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpillway Campground · ~4.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Fork Campground · ~5.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Meadow Creek Rd-005 elsewhere
Other camps near Meadow Creek Rd-005
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Meadow Creek Rd-004~0.7 mi
- Meadow Creek Rd-006~0.8 mi
- Meadow Creek Rd-007~0.9 mi
- Meadow Creek Rd-008~0.9 mi
The unit that manages Meadow Creek Rd-005
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Meadow Creek Rd-005 are set by Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Peterson Meadows at 7,190 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 424 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 — Meadow Creek Rd-005
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 Meadow Creek Rd-005
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 — Meadow Creek Rd-005
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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