Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Top Elk Stalk End Road
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 44.77900, -113.16336
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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 Top Elk Stalk End Road
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,300 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Top Elk Stalk End RoadNIFC · 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 Top Elk Stalk End Road · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail12 mi
- WWater16 mi
- DDump21 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- MMechanic40 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- ShShower44 mi
- +Urgent care45 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
- RxPharmacy55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 23 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 — Top Elk Stalk End Road
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
9,300 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
44.77900, -113.16336
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Top Elk Stalk End Road · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townChinatown · ~7.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~23.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.8 mi
- GroceriesLemhi Mercantile · ~22.9 mi
EV charging — from Top Elk Stalk End Road · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.0 mi straight-line E — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 11 within 100 · 56 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.8 mi — Lima, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Lima
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO91.5 mi — Island Park City Offices, Island Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)39.2 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 Top Elk Stalk End Road · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletReservoir Creek Campground · ~7.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHawley Creek Upper Campground · ~7.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHawley Creek Lower Campground · ~7.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSmokey Cub Vault Toilet · ~8.3 mi SW · BLM
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Other camps near Top Elk Stalk End Road
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Trail Head~4.2 mi
- Just After Steep Back Down Hil~5.3 mi
- Cow Pie~5.3 mi
- Hitching Post~5.4 mi
The unit that manages Top Elk Stalk End Road
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Top Elk Stalk End Road 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 JL Meadow at 8,750 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 550 ft lower 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 — Top Elk Stalk End Road
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 Top Elk Stalk End Road
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 — Top Elk Stalk End Road
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →How to read this page →All field notes →
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