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Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 44.88640, -111.74010
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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 Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,260 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MontanaNIFC · 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 Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater20 mi
- @Mail22 mi
- FFuel27 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- GGrocery32 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
- EVEV fast charger33 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- DDump35 mi
- MMechanic35 mi
- +Urgent care54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 27 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 33-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 — Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
8,260 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
44.88640, -111.74010
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStandard Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGrahams Place · ~7.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~26.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 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 Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.4 mi straight-line NE — Big Sky, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 27 within 100 · 47 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS36.8 mi — Island Park City Offices, Island Park
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.8 mi — Island Park City Offices, Island Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.9 mi — Virginia City Central Parking Lot (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-05-12 · 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 163999 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Butte Cabin · ~4.7 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomWindy Point Boat Launch Toilet · ~7.4 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWest Fork Campground · ~7.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRiverview Campground · ~8.0 mi E · USFS
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The unit that manages Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana 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 Tepee Creek at 7,950 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 310 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 — Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana
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 Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana
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 — Dispersed camp #327, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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