Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Site 99-26
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.96809, -113.85865
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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 Site 99-26
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,046 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Site 99-26NIFC · 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 Site 99-26 · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- DDump23 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.
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 — Site 99-26
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,046 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.96809, -113.85865
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Site 99-26 · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBeeskove Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMiller · ~6.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTown Pump · ~6.6 mi
- PharmacyMontana Compounding Pharmacy · ~9.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicProvidence Health Center · ~8.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~9.1 mi
EV charging — from Site 99-26 · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.0 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 22 within 100 · 38 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS9.7 mi — Missoula Chevrolet, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.3 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.1 mi — Missoula Downtown EV Charging - Tesla Destination (at a parking lot) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 Site 99-26 · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRattlesnake Horse Trailhead · ~5.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRattlesnake Main Trailhead · ~5.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPattee Canyon Trailhead · ~10.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPattee Canyon Group Picnic Area · ~10.4 mi S · USFS
Open Site 99-26 elsewhere
Other camps near Site 99-26
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Site 99-28~0.3 mi
- Site 99-25~0.3 mi
- Site 99-??~0.4 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #213~1.1 mi
The unit that manages Site 99-26
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Site 99-26 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 Stuart Mountain at 7,270 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 3,224 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 — Site 99-26
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 Site 99-26
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 — Site 99-26
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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