Agency-listedUSFSFree
Coulter Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.85921, -111.90761
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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 Coulter Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,596 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Coulter 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 Coulter Campground · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- PPropane60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Coulter Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,596 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.85921, -111.90761
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Coulter Campground · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMissouri River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townOld Weiss and French Place · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.3 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~11.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.0 mi
- GroceriesBob's Valley Market · ~11.9 mi
- PharmacyBergum Drug · ~19.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicOptions Clinic · ~17.3 mi
- HardwareProtech Steel · ~13.3 mi
EV charging — from Coulter Campground · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.3 mi straight-line S — Target T1282 (Helena, MT) · Electrify America · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 34 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.3 mi — Helena, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Helena
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.2 mi — L146 DC 2, Helena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.9 mi — Suds Hut Famous Chicken - Tesla Destination, Helena, MT (at a restaurant) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 279481 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Coulter Campground · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCoulter Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMeriwether Picnic Area · ~0.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBeartooth Landing Recreation Site - Vault Toilet #1 · ~2.4 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMissouri River Fishing Access Site · ~5.1 mi S · USFS
Open Coulter Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Coulter Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Missouri River/Jim Ball Gfa - Beaver Creek N Cua~4.9 mi
- Lbeaver03~4.9 mi
- Lbeaver02~4.9 mi
- Lbeaver05A~5.0 mi
The unit that manages Coulter Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Coulter Campground are set by Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Coulter Campground
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review || Water 2026-08-24 (nightshift fire 120): USFS Enterprise Data Warehouse Recreation Sites layer (apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0), extract cached locally as data\_mt_water_edw.json, objectid 2360462, site "COULTER CAMPGROUND" (recreation area "Coulter Campground"), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "Yes, drinking water is available from a hand pump". Matched to this camp on coordinates (0.0008 mi from the agency point). Agency record only -- not field-verified, and no natural water here is claimed to be potable.
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 Coulter 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 — Coulter Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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