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Orofino Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.25943, -112.60888
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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 Orofino Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Orofino CampgroundNIFC · 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 Orofino Campground · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- DDump21 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Orofino Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
State
MT
Coordinates
46.25943, -112.60888
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Orofino Campground · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLeadville · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.6 mi
- FuelConoco · ~18.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~11.6 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~18.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicMontana State Hospital · ~10.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~18.0 mi
EV charging — from Orofino Campground · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.0 mi straight-line NW — Sinclair - Tesla Supercharger, Deer Lodge, MT (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 24 within 100 · 36 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.3 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO37.1 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.6 mi — JD Self Service Storage, Deer Lodge, MT (at an office building) · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.56 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 466520 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Orofino Campground · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOrofino Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOrofino Picnic Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitehouse Campground · ~6.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLowland Campground · ~9.7 mi SE · USFS
Open Orofino Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Orofino Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Peterson Creek-002~0.5 mi
- Peterson Creek-003~0.9 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #375~2.7 mi
- Peterson Creek-001~2.9 mi
The unit that manages Orofino Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Orofino Campground are set by Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Orofino Campground
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review || Water: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest's own site page for Orofino Campground and Picnic Area, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/beaverhead-deerlodge/recreation/orofino-campground-and-picnic-area (read 2026-08-13; page "Last updated" March 12, 2025), "Facility and Amenity Information > Water": "Potable water is available at this site.". Corroborated by the USFS EDW Recreation Sites layer (apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0, queried 2026-08-13), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "Yes, drinking water is available from a hand pump". Both channels agree; nightshift fire 610.
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 Orofino Campground
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 — Orofino Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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