Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Rye Creek 002
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.98201, -113.88934
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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 Rye Creek 002
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,517 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rye Creek 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 Rye Creek 002 · Bitterroot National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- WWater20 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- ShShower56 mi
- PPropane59 mi
- EVEV fast charger59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 59-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump. 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 — Rye Creek 002
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,517 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.98201, -113.88934
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Rye Creek 002 · Bitterroot National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCameron Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSula · ~11.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~11.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane Services Innovated · ~29.1 mi
- GroceriesSula Country Store & resort · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacyBitterroot Drug · ~22.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicBitterroot Health - Daly Hospital · ~22.8 mi
- HardwareMassa Home Center · ~23.5 mi
EV charging — from Rye Creek 002 · Bitterroot National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger59.4 mi straight-line N — L267 EXPP PL PUBLIC2, 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 reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 15 within 100 · 41 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)61.4 mi — Butte, MT - Grizzly Trail - Tesla Supercharger, Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO62.8 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.3 mi — Hamilton City Hall · EVGATEWAY · 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 417959 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rye Creek 002 · Bitterroot National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJennings Camp Campground · ~6.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMartin Creek Campground · ~8.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Fork Guard Station · ~8.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Fork Trailhead · ~10.3 mi SE · USFS
Open Rye Creek 002 elsewhere
Other camps near Rye Creek 002
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rye Creek 003~0.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #325~1.7 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #627~2.7 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #467~2.7 mi
The unit that manages Rye Creek 002
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rye Creek 002 are set by Bitterroot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Daly Creek at 5,780 ft, about 14 miles away. It sits about 737 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 — Rye Creek 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 Rye Creek 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 — Rye Creek 002
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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