Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Racetrack Creek-004
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.27479, -112.98234
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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 Racetrack Creek-004
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,878 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Racetrack Creek-004NIFC · 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 Racetrack Creek-004 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
- DDump31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Racetrack Creek-004
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,878 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.27479, -112.98234
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Racetrack Creek-004 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureThorton Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDanielsville · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~9.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThriftway Super Stops · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyTrifty Drug Store · ~10.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicCommunity Hospital of Anaconda · ~9.9 mi
- HardwareHardware Hank · ~10.1 mi
EV charging — from Racetrack Creek-004 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.5 mi straight-line NE — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 19 within 100 · 43 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.7 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO51.5 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.3 mi — ApocWorld, Anaconda, MT · 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 Racetrack Creek-004 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRacetrack Creek Cabin · ~2.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRacetrack Campground · ~2.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Hill Campground · ~11.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Hill Picnic Area · ~11.4 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Racetrack Creek-004
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Racetrack Creek-005B~0.4 mi
- Racetrack Creek-006A~0.7 mi
- Racetrack Creek-007B~0.9 mi
- Racetrack Creek-008~1.1 mi
The unit that manages Racetrack Creek-004
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Racetrack Creek-004 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 Warm Springs at 7,840 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,962 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 — Racetrack Creek-004
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 Racetrack Creek-004
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 — Racetrack Creek-004
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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