Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Trail
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.40824, -113.29049
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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 Trail
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,558 ft.
Fire & smoke — around TrailNIFC · 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 Trail · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- WWater11 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- DDump34 mi
- HHardware52 mi
- RxPharmacy52 mi
- EVEV fast charger53 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 53-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 — Trail
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,558 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.40824, -113.29049
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Trail · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGloss Place · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMa Barnes country market · ~8.9 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Trail · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger52.7 mi straight-line NE — Butte, MT - Grizzly Trail - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 7 within 100 · 52 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS53.0 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO103.0 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.5 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 327427 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Trail · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGrasshopper Campground · ~8.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrystal Park · ~10.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLupine Group Area · ~11.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMono Creek Campground · ~13.5 mi NE · USFS
Coming out here — Trail · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
- No surface water within about a mile and a half in our records — which is not proof there is none, only that we found none. Plan to carry washing water as well as drinking water.
- Assume no services at all. Most dispersed camping in a national forest has none: no tap, no power, no dump, often no toilet. Everything you need, you bring.
- Power: Dave carries his own — batteries or solar. A generator will run your rig and it is also the thing everybody camped near you can hear.
- Getting online: Dave recommends Starlink. He has had it since SpaceX introduced it, used it for four years living on the road, and it delivers as promised — several hundred nights out, and he can count on one hand the places he could not connect. The cable on his unit runs 150 feet, which is usually all it takes to find enough sky. Starlink → Referral link — Dave gets service credit if you sign up through it. It costs you nothing and does not change the recommendation.
Open Trail elsewhere
Other camps near Trail
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Road Closed~0.2 mi
- At Fork In Road~2.7 mi
- Cow Roll Spot~2.8 mi
- Logged Area~2.9 mi
The unit that manages Trail
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Trail are set by Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Trail
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 Trail
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 — Trail
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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