Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Sheepcrparking
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 44.81023, -111.43060
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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 Sheepcrparking
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,495 ft.
Fire & smoke — around SheepcrparkingNIFC · 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 Sheepcrparking · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel14 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- WWater24 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- RxPharmacy60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: 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 — Sheepcrparking
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,495 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
44.81023, -111.43060
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sheepcrparking · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSheep Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCliff Lake · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~13.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.2 mi
- GroceriesFood Roundup Supermarket · ~19.2 mi
EV charging — from Sheepcrparking · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.5 mi straight-line SE — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at an other entertainment) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 50 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.9 mi — Island Park City Offices, Island Park
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.9 mi — Island Park City Offices, Island Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.3 mi — SpringHill Suites Island Park Yellowstone · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Holiday Inn West Yellowstone - Tesla Destination, West Yellowstone, 19.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 102267 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sheepcrparking · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBeaver Creek Campground · ~4.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHebgen Dam · ~6.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCliff Point Campground · ~6.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHilltop Campground · ~6.5 mi W · USFS
Open Sheepcrparking elsewhere
Other camps near Sheepcrparking
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sheepcr1A~0.1 mi
- Milecrpark~3.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Campground~4.3 mi · fee
- Trapper Cr Camp 1~5.9 mi
The unit that manages Sheepcrparking
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sheepcrparking are set by Custer Gallatin National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Beaver Creek at 7,820 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 1,325 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 — Sheepcrparking
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 Sheepcrparking
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 — Sheepcrparking
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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