Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Whistle
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.86783, -112.85980
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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 Whistle
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,634 ft.
Fire & smoke — around WhistleNIFC · 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 Whistle · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- WWater19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- PPropane57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.
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 — Whistle
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,634 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.86783, -112.85980
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Whistle · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPatterson Corner · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~17.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~18.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicBig Sky Diagnostic Imaging · ~17.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~18.3 mi
EV charging — from Whistle · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.3 mi straight-line NE — Butte, MT - Grizzly Trail - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 26 within 100 · 37 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS15.5 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO65.1 mi — L146 DC1, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.4 mi — ApocWorld, Anaconda, MT · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- 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 327427 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Whistle · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBeaverdam Campground · ~4.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFleecer Cabin · ~5.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJerry Creek Recreation Site - Vault Toilet · ~6.3 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletDivide Bridge Recreation Site - Day Use - Women'S Vault Toilet #4 · ~8.6 mi SE · BLM
Open Whistle elsewhere
Other camps near Whistle
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Can~2.2 mi
- Jerry Creek Dispersed Site~2.4 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #575~2.4 mi
- Rocky Entrance~2.6 mi
The unit that manages Whistle
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Whistle are set by Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Whistle
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 Whistle
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 — Whistle
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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