Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Uppers.Fork02
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 44.62697, -111.16126
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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 Uppers.Fork02
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,672 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Uppers.Fork02NIFC · 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 Uppers.Fork02 · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- DDump3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- WWater15 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- RxPharmacy52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Uppers.Fork02
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,672 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
44.62697, -111.16126
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Uppers.Fork02 · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWest Yellowstone · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~3.4 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~3.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicOld Faithful Clinic · ~20.0 mi
- HardwareWestmart · ~3.4 mi
EV charging — from Uppers.Fork02 · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.7 mi straight-line NE — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at an other entertainment) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 55 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.5 mi — Island Park City Offices, Island Park
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.5 mi — Island Park City Offices, Island Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.7 mi — SpringHill Suites Island Park Yellowstone · Blink 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 — Holiday Inn West Yellowstone - Tesla Destination, West Yellowstone, 3.5 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 102267 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Uppers.Fork02 · Custer Gallatin National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomRendezvous Ski Area · ~3.4 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomWest Yellowstone Visitor Information Center · ~3.7 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomWest Yellowstone Visitor Information Center · ~3.7 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomWest Yellowstone Visitor Information Center · ~3.7 mi NE · NPS
Open Uppers.Fork02 elsewhere
Other camps near Uppers.Fork02
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Uppers.Fork01~1.3 mi
- Uppers.Fork01~1.4 mi
- S.Forkbridge07~2.3 mi
- Bakers Hole Campground~6.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Uppers.Fork02
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Uppers.Fork02 are set by Custer Gallatin National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Whiskey Creek at 6,790 ft, about a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Uppers.Fork02
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 Uppers.Fork02
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 — Uppers.Fork02
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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