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Flathead National Forest
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Flathead County, MT · 48.92295, -114.59948
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Nice! Deep in Flathead National Forest in Montana, this is a free campground with vault toilets, fire rings, and picnic tables. Four-wheel drive strongly recommended, and possibly required depending on season. Had campground all to myself. Enough room for one or two vehicles per site. No cell service. Located in beautiful National Forest just west of Glacier National Park. Uniquely well-equipped give how remote it is. Strongly 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 4,619 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
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- DDump26 mi
- WWater37 mi
- +Urgent care37 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- HHardware37 mi
- ShShower39 mi
- RxPharmacy42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 37-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 17 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
4,619 ft
County
Flathead County, MT
Coordinates
48.92295, -114.59948
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTuchuck Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMoose City · ~7.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~17.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~25.7 mi
- GroceriesFortine Mercantile · ~17.5 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
High clearance / 4×4
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Highly recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTuchuck Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTuchuck Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWeasel Lake · ~6.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWeasel Cabin · ~7.4 mi NW · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tr74 Site 2~6.1 mi
- Tr74 Site 1~6.3 mi
- Weasel Creek~6.7 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #858~6.9 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Grave Creek at 4,350 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 269 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
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 (Flathead 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
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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