Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Miners Gulch-002
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.41506, -113.52522
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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 Miners Gulch-002
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,695 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Miners Gulch-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 Miners Gulch-002 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- WWater24 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- GGrocery25 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- DDump41 mi
- ShShower46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-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 — Miners Gulch-002
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,695 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.41506, -113.52522
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Miners Gulch-002 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiners Gulch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCorral · ~10.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~11.9 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane Services Innovated · ~29.7 mi
- GroceriesFic's Food Store · ~25.2 mi
- PharmacyCorvallis Drug · ~29.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~27.4 mi
EV charging — from Miners Gulch-002 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger38.1 mi straight-line NW — 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 · 8 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 46 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.1 mi — Sinclair - Tesla Supercharger, Deer Lodge
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO40.6 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.5 mi — Hamilton City Hall · EVGATEWAY · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Ranch at Rock Creek - Tesla Destination, Philipsburg, 11.0 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 417959 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Miners Gulch-002 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletStony Campground · ~6.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStony Cabin · ~6.3 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomMorgan Case Homestead · ~7.8 mi W · USFS
- RestroomHogback Homestead · ~8.3 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Miners Gulch-002
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Miners Gulch-001~0.4 mi
- Miners Gulch-003~0.5 mi
- Black Pine Ridge-001~4.0 mi
- Upper Willow 02~5.3 mi
The unit that manages Miners Gulch-002
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Miners Gulch-002 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 Black Pine at 7,170 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 1,475 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 — Miners Gulch-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 Miners Gulch-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 — Miners Gulch-002
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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