Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
USFS dispersed camp — MT #854
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.77938, -115.61858
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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,474 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail15 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- DDump29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- WWater45 mi
- PPropane55 mi
- ShShower55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 45-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,474 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.77938, -115.61858
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTrout Creek · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~19.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump · ~29.1 mi
- GroceriesMain Street General Store · ~16.7 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~25.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~29.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~19.2 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Shore Boat Ramp/Day Use · ~5.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Shore · ~5.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJack Pine Flats · ~6.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarten Creek Boat Ramp · ~9.2 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #838~1.2 mi
- Rd 215 Site 6~1.6 mi
- Rd 215 Site 7~1.6 mi
- Rd 2735 Site 3~1.7 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
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).
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
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →