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Copper King Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.61934, -115.18863
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Copper King Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,546 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Copper King CampgroundNIFC · 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 Copper King Campground · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- DDump38 mi
- +Urgent care42 mi
- ShShower43 mi
- WWater53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 53-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Copper King Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,546 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.61934, -115.18863
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Copper King Campground · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesHarvest Foods · ~6.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~6.4 mi
EV charging — from Copper King Campground · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.5 mi straight-line S — St. Regis, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 36 within 100 · 85 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS22.6 mi — St. Regis, MT, St. Regis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO46.7 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)47.2 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 — Alpine Falls Ranch - Tesla Destination, Superior, 29.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — 50,000 Silver Dollar Inn, Saltese, 18.9 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests 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 302203 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Copper King Campground · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCopper King Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClark Memorial Campground · ~1.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGold Rush Campground · ~8.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCougar Peak Lookout · ~12.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Copper King Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Copper King Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clark Memorial Campground~1.1 mi
- Gold Rush Campground~8.8 mi
- West Fork Fishtrap Creek Campground~13.8 mi
- Tamarack 009~15.2 mi
The unit that manages Copper King Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Copper King Campground are set by Lolo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Copper King Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Copper King Campground
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 — Copper King Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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