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Park County
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Park County, MT · 45.09630, -110.60541
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A free campground in the National Forest just north of Yellowstone. High-elevation, with picnic tables, fire rings, and an outhouse. Fairly remote, with numerous signs warning of bears. Located in wooded area adjacent to a clearing. A nice place to relax for a couple nights with convenient access to Yellowstone. Enough room for multiple vehicles. Recommended.
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 7,152 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
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- WWater16 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- DDump26 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- HHardware39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,152 ft
County
Park County, MT
Coordinates
45.09630, -110.60541
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBear Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townJardine · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~8.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~25.5 mi
- GroceriesKremer's C-Store · ~6.6 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTimber Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBear Creek · ~1.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Creek · ~5.2 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomMAV003S - Vault Toilet, Boiling River/45th Paralle · ~8.3 mi SW · NPS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bear Creek Road-005~0.2 mi
- Bear Creek Road-006~0.5 mi
- Ash Mtn Road-004~0.6 mi
- Bear Creek Road-004~0.7 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Mill Creek at 7,420 ft, about 15 miles away. It sits about 268 ft higher 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
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Park County, MT). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
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.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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