Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Upper Willow Creek-005
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.53189, -113.55517
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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 Upper Willow Creek-005
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,689 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Upper Willow Creek-005NIFC · 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 Willow Creek-005 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail18 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- WWater30 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- DDump34 mi
- ShShower38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 18 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
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 Willow Creek-005
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,689 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.53189, -113.55517
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Upper Willow Creek-005 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townQuigley · ~7.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~18.1 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane Services Innovated · ~30.3 mi
- GroceriesClinton Market · ~18.5 mi
- PharmacyFlorence Pharmacy · ~25.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Aesthetic Co. · ~30.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~25.2 mi
EV charging — from Upper Willow Creek-005 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.3 mi straight-line NW — L267 EXPP PL PUBLIC2, Missoula, MT · ChargePoint Network · 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 · 8 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 46 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.8 mi — Missoula, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.5 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.3 mi — UMONTANA BECKWITH #1, Missoula, MT · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 — The Ranch at Rock Creek - Tesla Destination, Philipsburg, 19.1 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 417959 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Upper Willow Creek-005 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomGrizzly Campground · ~5.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorton Campground · ~6.8 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomDalles Campground · ~7.6 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomHarrys Flat Campground · ~9.3 mi W · USFS
Open Upper Willow Creek-005 elsewhere
Other camps near Upper Willow Creek-005
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Upper Willow Creek-006~2.1 mi
- Road 88 Upper Willow 01~2.1 mi
- Road 88 Upper Willow 02~2.4 mi
- Courduroy Cr 01~2.6 mi
The unit that manages Upper Willow Creek-005
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Upper Willow Creek-005 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 Combination at 5,620 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,069 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 — Upper Willow Creek-005
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 Upper Willow Creek-005
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 Willow Creek-005
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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