Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Richmond Ridge 04
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.31975, -113.56422
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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 Richmond Ridge 04
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,736 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Richmond Ridge 04NIFC · 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 Richmond Ridge 04 · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- DDump24 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- WWater34 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 34-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-mi run (and back).
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 — Richmond Ridge 04
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,736 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.31975, -113.56422
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Richmond Ridge 04 · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureClearwater River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townSeeley Lake · ~10.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~19.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMontana gas N shop · ~11.3 mi
- PharmacySt. Ignatius Tribal Health Pharmacy · ~25.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicRonan Medical Clinic · ~29.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~28.6 mi
EV charging — from Richmond Ridge 04 · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.6 mi straight-line SW — Missoula, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 23 within 100 · 35 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS36.4 mi — Missoula Chevrolet, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO37.5 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.0 mi — Gray Wolf Peak Casino, Missoula, MT · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 102266 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Richmond Ridge 04 · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLake Alva Campground Complex · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLakeside Campground · ~1.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Inez Campground Complex · ~1.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainy Lake Campground · ~1.8 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Richmond Ridge 04
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Richmond Ridge 03~0.8 mi
- Richmond Ridge 05~0.9 mi
- Lake Alva Campground Complex~0.9 mi · fee
- Lakeside Campground~1.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Richmond Ridge 04
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Richmond Ridge 04 are set by Lolo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is North Fork Jocko at 6,110 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 1,374 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 — Richmond Ridge 04
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 Richmond Ridge 04
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 — Richmond Ridge 04
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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