Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Tamarack 009
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.40091, -115.15816
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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 009
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,325 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tamarack 009NIFC · 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 009 · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- DDump29 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- +Urgent care46 mi
- ShShower48 mi
- WWater56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 56-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 009
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,325 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.40091, -115.15816
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Tamarack 009 · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCabin City · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.7 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.6 mi
- PharmacyMineral Pharmacy · ~19.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicClark Fork Valley Hospital · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareStuds Building and Home · ~13.5 mi
EV charging — from Tamarack 009 · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.6 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 · 5 within 50 · 36 within 100 · 82 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS7.6 mi — St. Regis, MT, St. Regis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO49.0 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)50.0 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, 14.7 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 009 · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCabin City Campground · ~5.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMaynard Loge Day Use Area · ~7.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUp Up Lookout · ~9.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeer Creek Campground · ~10.6 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Tamarack 009
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tamarack 08A~0.4 mi
- Tamarack 006~1.7 mi
- Tamarack 007B~1.8 mi
- Tamarack 005~2.0 mi
The unit that manages Tamarack 009
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tamarack 009 are set by Lolo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tamarack 009
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 009
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 009
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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