Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Palmer Mtn Road-003
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.04796, -110.62278
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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 Palmer Mtn Road-003
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,355 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Palmer Mtn Road-003NIFC · 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 Palmer Mtn Road-003 · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater14 mi
- DDump22 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- HHardware36 mi
- +Urgent care36 mi
- RxPharmacy42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
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 — Palmer Mtn Road-003
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,355 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.04796, -110.62278
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Palmer Mtn Road-003 · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePalmer Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townJardine · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.5 mi
- GroceriesKremer's C-Store · ~4.2 mi
EV charging — from Palmer Mtn Road-003 · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.2 mi straight-line W — Gardiner, MT (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 45 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.7 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO6.9 mi — GARDSINCLAIR DC FAST LEVEL 3, Gardiner
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.3 mi — Yellowstone Forever, Gardiner, MT (at a national park) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · 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 391213 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Palmer Mtn Road-003 · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Creek · ~2.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTimber Camp · ~3.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBear Creek · ~4.4 mi N · USFS
- RestroomMAV003S - Vault Toilet, Boiling River/45th Paralle · ~5.1 mi SW · NPS
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Other camps near Palmer Mtn Road-003
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Palmer Mtn Road-004~0.4 mi
- Bald Mtn Road-001~0.4 mi
- Palmer Mtn Road-005~0.4 mi
- Palmer Mtn Road-008~0.5 mi
The unit that manages Palmer Mtn Road-003
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Palmer Mtn Road-003 are set by Custer Gallatin National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Palmer Mtn Road-003
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 Palmer Mtn Road-003
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 — Palmer Mtn Road-003
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