Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Park Lake Rd 1878 002
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.42853, -112.19052
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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 Park Lake Rd 1878 002
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,542 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Park Lake Rd 1878 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 Park Lake Rd 1878 002 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- WWater13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- DDump26 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- PPropane48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Park Lake Rd 1878 002
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,542 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.42853, -112.19052
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Park Lake Rd 1878 002 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townRimini · ~4.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTown Pump · ~13.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.1 mi
- GroceriesTown Pump · ~13.2 mi
- PharmacyBergum Drug · ~14.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicMegan M. Gittings · ~13.1 mi
- HardwareBMC - Design & Display Center · ~15.2 mi
EV charging — from Park Lake Rd 1878 002 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.9 mi straight-line NE — L146 DC1, Helena, MT · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 26 within 100 · 36 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.7 mi — Helena, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.2 mi — Jackson Street Parking Garage, Helena, MT (at a parking garage) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-14 · 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 354435 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Park Lake Rd 1878 002 · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPark Lake Campground · ~1.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPark Lake Day Use Area · ~1.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCromwell Dixon Campground · ~6.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoose Creek Cabin · ~7.3 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Park Lake Rd 1878 002
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Park Lake Rd 1878 001~0.3 mi
- Park Lake Campground~1.4 mi · fee
- Clancy Gfa - Corral Gulch~2.3 mi
- Chessman Rd 299 006~3.2 mi
The unit that manages Park Lake Rd 1878 002
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Park Lake Rd 1878 002 are set by Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Frohner Meadow at 6,520 ft, less than a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Park Lake Rd 1878 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 Park Lake Rd 1878 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 — Park Lake Rd 1878 002
Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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