Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
10438 Upper Dayton Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 48.05962, -114.36064
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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 10438 Upper Dayton Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,255 ft.
Fire & smoke — around 10438 Upper Dayton AreaNIFC · 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 10438 Upper Dayton Area · Flathead National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- WWater7 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- DDump38 mi
- PPropane59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — 10438 Upper Dayton Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,255 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
48.05962, -114.36064
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around 10438 Upper Dayton Area · Flathead National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFoys Canyon · ~5.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.9 mi
- FuelConoco · ~6.8 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~9.9 mi
- GroceriesAries Gas & Grocery · ~6.9 mi
- PharmacySykes Pharmacy · ~9.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicA-Plus Health Care · ~9.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~9.7 mi
EV charging — from 10438 Upper Dayton Area · Flathead National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.9 mi straight-line NE — CLARK HYUNDAI SALES CUSTOMER, Kalispell, MT · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 70 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.7 mi — Kalispell, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Kalispell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.1 mi — TOWN PUMP WF#2 STA 5, Whitefish, MT · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Red Lion Hotel Kalispell - Tesla Destination, Kalispell, 9.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 227236 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around 10438 Upper Dayton Area · Flathead National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWild Bill Ohv Trailhead · ~4.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlacktail Nordic Th · ~5.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAshley Lake South Cg · ~14.2 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~14.9 mi NE · FWS
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Other camps near 10438 Upper Dayton Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- 916-2991-10 Truman Area~0.4 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #716~0.5 mi
- 916 2991 -11 Truman Area~0.8 mi
- 916-2991-6 Truman Area~1.0 mi
The unit that manages 10438 Upper Dayton Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at 10438 Upper Dayton Area are set by Flathead National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Blacktail Mtn at 5,660 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 405 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 — 10438 Upper Dayton Area
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 10438 Upper Dayton Area
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 — 10438 Upper Dayton Area
What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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