Agency-listedUSFSFree
Earl Tennant Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 46.77376, -114.43526
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Earl Tennant Campground
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,856 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Earl Tennant CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Earl Tennant Campground · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- DDump26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Earl Tennant Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,856 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
46.77376, -114.43526
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Earl Tennant Campground · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLolo Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLolo Hot Springs · ~5.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.4 mi
- FuelConoco · ~16.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.3 mi
- GroceriesLolo Super Stop · ~16.7 mi
- PharmacyFlorence Pharmacy · ~19.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicCommunity Medical Center · ~19.0 mi
- HardwareLolo Hardware · ~16.9 mi
EV charging — from Earl Tennant Campground · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.0 mi straight-line E — L267 EXPP PL PUBLIC1, Missoula, MT · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 19 within 100 · 60 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.0 mi — Missoula, MT - Highway 93 North - Tesla Supercharger, Missoula
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.2 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.8 mi — Snowfarm Apartments, Missoula, MT · LOOP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 417961 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Earl Tennant Campground · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHoward Creek Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLolo Creek Campground And Picnic Area · ~2.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Fork Butte Lookout · ~2.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLee Creek Campground · ~6.7 mi SW · USFS
Coming out here — Earl Tennant Campground · Lolo National Forest · MT
- Surface water mapped nearby: Lolo Creek (river). That is wash water at best, and nobody has checked it for you — a creek can be dry and a tank can be mud. Filter or boil anything you drink.
- Power: Dave carries his own — batteries or solar. A generator will run your rig and it is also the thing everybody camped near you can hear.
- Getting online: Dave recommends Starlink. He has had it since SpaceX introduced it, used it for four years living on the road, and it delivers as promised — several hundred nights out, and he can count on one hand the places he could not connect. The cable on his unit runs 150 feet, which is usually all it takes to find enough sky. Starlink → Referral link — Starlink pays Dave $100 in cash if you sign up through it, and that money funds this site and the next trip. It costs you nothing and does not change the recommendation.
Open Earl Tennant Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Earl Tennant Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Howard Creek 4398~1.2 mi
- Road Side Drive~2.0 mi
- Lolo Creek Campground And Picnic Area~2.4 mi · fee
- Howard 1~3.8 mi
The unit that manages Earl Tennant Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Earl Tennant Campground are set by Lolo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Lolo Pass at 5,280 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 1,424 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 — Earl Tennant 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
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 Earl Tennant 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 — Earl Tennant Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →