Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Pow5903Rd-001
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.66774, -114.36606
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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 Pow5903Rd-001
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,292 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pow5903Rd-001NIFC · 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 Pow5903Rd-001 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- DDump34 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Pow5903Rd-001
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,292 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.66774, -114.36606
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pow5903Rd-001 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBrushy Fork (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLolo Hot Springs · ~8.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.5 mi
- FuelConoco · ~13.8 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane Services Innovated · ~23.5 mi
- GroceriesTown Pump · ~13.8 mi
- PharmacyFlorence Pharmacy · ~13.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicBitterroot Health - Stevensville · ~15.4 mi
- HardwareFlorence Ace Hardware · ~13.9 mi
EV charging — from Pow5903Rd-001 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.1 mi straight-line NE — L267 EXPP PL PUBLIC1, 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 17 within 100 · 57 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.7 mi — Missoula, MT - Highway 93 North - Tesla Supercharger, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.5 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.9 mi — Lochsa Lodge, Powell, ID (at a hotel) · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 8am-9pm 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 417961 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pow5903Rd-001 · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWest Fork Butte Lookout · ~5.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLolo Creek Campground And Picnic Area · ~7.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHoward Creek Trailhead · ~8.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLee Creek Campground · ~8.5 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Pow5903Rd-001
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pow373Rd-012B~0.9 mi
- Pow7550Rd-001~1.6 mi
- Pow7550Rd-002~1.7 mi
- Pow7550Rd-003~1.8 mi
The unit that manages Pow5903Rd-001
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pow5903Rd-001 are set by Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Lolo Pass at 5,280 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 1,012 ft lower 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 — Pow5903Rd-001
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 Pow5903Rd-001
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 — Pow5903Rd-001
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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