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Shields River Dispersed Site
Drive-up · public land · MT · 46.18389, -110.40514
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on public land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,369 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery17 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- LLaundry35 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- MMechanic36 mi
- WWater46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 46-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out.
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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
6,369 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.18389, -110.40514
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRiver · nearby
- Nearest townBill Bracket Place · ~10.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletShields River · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrandall Cabin · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletForest Lake Cg · ~4.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPorcupine Cabin · ~5.9 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shieldsloop39~0.1 mi
- Crandall40~0.3 mi
- Shieldsloop02~0.4 mi
- Shieldsloop44~1.0 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →