Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
916-5 Truman Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.98208, -114.40485
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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 916-5 Truman Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,311 ft.
Fire & smoke — around 916-5 Truman 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 916-5 Truman Area · Flathead National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry5 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- DDump44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — 916-5 Truman Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,311 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.98208, -114.40485
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around 916-5 Truman Area · Flathead National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLake Mary Ronan · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.7 mi
- FuelExxon · ~8.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBlacktail Family Foods · ~8.6 mi
- PharmacySykes Pharmacy · ~15.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicElmo Community Health & Wellness Center · ~10.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~15.3 mi
EV charging — from 916-5 Truman Area · Flathead National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.6 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 20 within 100 · 76 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.3 mi — Kalispell, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Kalispell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.9 mi — 400 Horses Casino, Polson, MT · Blink Network · J1772 · 6 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, 15.6 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 916-5 Truman Area · Flathead National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWild Bill Ohv Trailhead · ~3.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlacktail Nordic Th · ~3.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAshley Lake South Cg · ~17.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAshley Lake North · ~18.6 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near 916-5 Truman Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #617~0.9 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #186~1.1 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #766~1.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #80~1.6 mi
The unit that manages 916-5 Truman Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at 916-5 Truman 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 2 miles away. It sits about 349 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 — 916-5 Truman 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 916-5 Truman 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 — 916-5 Truman Area
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