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Sam Billings Memorial Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.82524, -114.24899
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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 Sam Billings Memorial Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,489 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sam Billings Memorial CampgroundNIFC · 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 Sam Billings Memorial Campground · Bitterroot National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- ShShower49 mi
- EVEV fast charger70 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 70-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, Propane. 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 — Sam Billings Memorial Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,489 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.82524, -114.24899
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sam Billings Memorial Campground · Bitterroot National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWest Fork Bitterroot River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townConner · ~9.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.8 mi
- FuelConoco · ~12.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesConner Grocery & Deli & Two · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyBitterroot Drug · ~29.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicBitterroot Health - Daly Hospital · ~29.5 mi
EV charging — from Sam Billings Memorial Campground · Bitterroot National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger70.5 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 · 16 within 100 · 39 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)76.0 mi — Missoula, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO73.9 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.3 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 Sam Billings Memorial Campground · Bitterroot National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSam Billings Memorial Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Fork Boat Launch · ~0.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRombo Campground · ~4.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle West Fork Snowmobile Trailhead · ~4.8 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Sam Billings Memorial Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sam Billings Memorial Campground~0.1 mi
- Boulder Creek Horse Camp~0.2 mi
- 5630 A Road~0.9 mi
- 5720 Road~2.4 mi
The unit that manages Sam Billings Memorial Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sam Billings Memorial Campground 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 Nez Perce Camp at 5,670 ft, about 13 miles away. It sits about 1,181 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 — Sam Billings Memorial Campground
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review || Water: Bitterroot National Forest's own site page for Sam Billings Memorial Campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/bitterroot/recreation/sam-billings-memorial-campground (read 2026-08-13; page "Last updated" April 14, 2026), "Facility and Amenity Information > Water": "Potable water is not available at this site.". Corroborated by the USFS EDW Recreation Sites layer (apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0, queried 2026-08-13), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "No drinking water is available". Both channels agree; nightshift fire 610.
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 Sam Billings Memorial Campground
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 — Sam Billings Memorial Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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