Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.12378, -113.20946
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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 Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-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 Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- DDump35 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
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 — Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
MT
Coordinates
46.12378, -113.20946
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.7 mi
- FuelConoco · ~10.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThriftway Super Stops · ~10.8 mi
- PharmacyTrifty Drug Store · ~12.4 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.9 mi straight-line E — 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 · 4 within 50 · 17 within 100 · 41 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS29.9 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO65.8 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.4 mi — ApocWorld, Anaconda, MT · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- 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 Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Hill Picnic Area · ~3.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Hill Campground · ~3.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrassy Point Picnic Area · ~4.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrassy Point Boat Launch · ~4.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001 elsewhere
Other camps near Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Twin Lakes Creek Rd-002~0.5 mi
- Twin Lakes Creek Rd-003~0.9 mi
- Storm Lake Rd-016~1.1 mi
- Storm Lake Rd-015~1.2 mi
The unit that manages Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-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 Barker Lakes at 8,250 ft, about 4 miles away. 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 — Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-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 Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-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 — Twin Lakes Creek Rd East-001
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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