Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.46554, -113.39675
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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 South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,663 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001NIFC · 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 South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- WWater23 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- DDump37 mi
- OOutfitter39 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- ShShower42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-mi run (and back).
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 — South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,663 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.46554, -113.39675
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork Lower Willow Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMaxville · ~7.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFic's Food Store · ~18.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicCommunity Hospital of Anaconda · ~31.2 mi
EV charging — from South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.2 mi straight-line E — Sinclair - Tesla Supercharger, Deer Lodge, MT (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 44 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS40.0 mi — L267 EXPP PL PUBLIC2, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.1 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.6 mi — JD Self Service Storage, Deer Lodge, MT (at an office building) · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Ranch at Rock Creek - Tesla Destination, Philipsburg, 15.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.56 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 466520 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletStewart Lake Fishing Access · ~10.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStony Campground · ~12.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStony Cabin · ~13.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDouglas Creek Cabin · ~13.4 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Henderson Creek-001~2.8 mi
- Black Pine Ridge-001~3.1 mi
- Upper Willow 02~4.8 mi
- Courduroy Cr 01~6.2 mi
The unit that manages South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001 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 Combination at 5,620 ft, less than a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001
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 South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001
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 — South Frk Lower Willow Creek-001
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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