Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · MT · 47.81880, -110.66780
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,633 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Upper Missouri River Breaks National MonumentNIFC · 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 Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- RxPharmacy0 mi
- HHardware0 mi
- LLaundry0 mi
- FFuel0 mi
- MMechanic0 mi
- +Urgent care0 mi
- WWater0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- DDump1 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-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 — Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
2,633 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.81880, -110.66780
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMissouri River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townFort Benton · ~0.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.3 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationFairgrounds RV Dump · ~0.9 mi
- GroceriesFresh Start Cooperative · ~23.9 mi
EV charging — from Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.3 mi straight-line SW — Great Falls Subaru · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 3 within 100 · 16 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.9 mi — Great Falls, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Great Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.8 mi — Wolfe of Fort Benton · FLO · 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 449926 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomWood Bottom Toilet · ~10.3 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletThain Creek Campground · ~24.0 mi S · USFS
- RestroomCoal Banks West Toilet · ~24.8 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomCoal Banks East Toilet · ~24.8 mi NE · BLM
Open Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument elsewhere
Other camps near Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Evans Bend~4.4 mi
- Seineurs Reach~9.9 mi
- Black Bluff Rapids~10.9 mi
- Thain Creek Campground~24.0 mi · fee
How we know this — Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "No Fee." https://www.blm.gov/visit/upper-missouri-river-breaks-national-monument
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field is empty -- no fee statement -- so the cost is unpriced (field read 2026-09-19). Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | No fee 2026-09-19: "No Fee." Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/upper-missouri-river-breaks-national-monument (worker_W, statement verified on that page).
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 Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
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 — Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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