Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Tamarack 003
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.37882, -115.08725
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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 Tamarack 003
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,133 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tamarack 003NIFC · 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 Tamarack 003 · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- DDump26 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- +Urgent care46 mi
- ShShower47 mi
- WWater53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 53-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Tamarack 003
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,133 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.37882, -115.08725
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Tamarack 003 · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSt. Regis · ~5.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~5.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.5 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~5.6 mi
- PharmacyMineral Pharmacy · ~15.7 mi
- HardwareStuds Building and Home · ~11.0 mi
EV charging — from Tamarack 003 · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.6 mi straight-line S — St. Regis, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 34 within 100 · 81 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS5.6 mi — St. Regis, MT, St. Regis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO52.6 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)47.8 mi — 400 Horses Casino, Polson, MT · Blink Network · J1772 · 6 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 — Alpine Falls Ranch - Tesla Destination, Superior, 11.8 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 302203 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tamarack 003 · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMaynard Loge Day Use Area · ~5.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCabin City Campground · ~8.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFerry Landing Day Use · ~10.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSloway Campground · ~10.4 mi S · USFS
Open Tamarack 003 elsewhere
Other camps near Tamarack 003
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tamarack 002C~0.2 mi
- Tamarack 001C~0.4 mi
- Tamarack 004~1.0 mi
- Tamarack 005~1.7 mi
The unit that manages Tamarack 003
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tamarack 003 are set by Lolo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tamarack 003
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 Tamarack 003
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 — Tamarack 003
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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