Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Slash Piles
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.34815, -112.84943
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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 Slash Piles
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,491 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Slash PilesNIFC · 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 Slash Piles · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery13 mi
- DDump14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- WWater16 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- EVEV fast charger44 mi
- +Urgent care46 mi
- RxPharmacy47 mi
- ShShower47 mi
- HHardware47 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 44-mi run (and back).
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 — Slash Piles
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,491 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.34815, -112.84943
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Slash Piles · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townArgenta · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~13.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.6 mi
- GroceriesMa Barnes country market · ~13.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicBarrett Hospital & Healthcare · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Slash Piles · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger43.6 mi straight-line S — Dell Mercantile (Dell, MT) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 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 · 4 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 44 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)46.8 mi — Butte, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO92.3 mi — Audi of Bozeman, Bozeman
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.0 mi — UMW #1 STATION 1, Dillon, MT · ChargePoint Network · 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 121712 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Slash Piles · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBirch Creek Cabin · ~4.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Picnic Area · ~5.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDinner Station Campground · ~6.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCoolidge · ~13.4 mi NW · USFS
Open Slash Piles elsewhere
Other camps near Slash Piles
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cabin~0.9 mi
- Fence Spot~0.9 mi
- Pretty Rocks~1.0 mi
- Bilt Up~1.0 mi
The unit that manages Slash Piles
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Slash Piles are set by Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Mule Creek at 8,300 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 809 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 — Slash Piles
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 Slash Piles
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 — Slash Piles
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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