Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Old Fire Ring
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.45791, -113.09309
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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 Old Fire Ring
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,540 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Old Fire RingNIFC · 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 Old Fire Ring · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- DDump28 mi
- ShShower43 mi
- +Urgent care44 mi
- EVEV fast charger44 mi
- RxPharmacy46 mi
- HHardware46 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 44-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: 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 — Old Fire Ring
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,540 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.45791, -113.09309
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Old Fire Ring · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townElkhorn Hot Springs · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.0 mi
- FuelMelrose Bar and Station · ~23.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.6 mi
- GroceriesMa Barnes country market · ~3.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicBarrett Hospital & Healthcare · ~28.0 mi
EV charging — from Old Fire Ring · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger44.4 mi straight-line NE — 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 · 3 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 46 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS44.7 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO94.7 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.0 mi — UMW #1 STATION 1, Dillon, MT · ChargePoint Network · 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 327427 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Old Fire Ring · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGrasshopper Campground · ~1.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrystal Park · ~2.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCoolidge · ~3.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLupine Group Area · ~3.8 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Old Fire Ring
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ticket~0.3 mi
- Meadow~1.1 mi
- Grasshopper Campground~1.4 mi · fee
- Verbanone~1.4 mi
The unit that manages Old Fire Ring
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Old Fire Ring 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 Mule Creek at 8,300 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 760 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 — Old Fire Ring
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 Old Fire Ring
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 — Old Fire Ring
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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