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Elk Island Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 48.24114, -113.79918
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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 Elk Island Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,577 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Elk Island 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 Elk Island Campground · Flathead National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- WWater15 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- DDump23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- PPropane30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Elk Island Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,577 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
48.24114, -113.79918
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Elk Island Campground · Flathead National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCanyon Creek Boat Landing · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~15.6 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~22.8 mi
- Dump station~22.9 mi
- GroceriesCanyon Foods · ~15.6 mi
- PharmacySmith's · ~19.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicEvergreen Clinic · ~22.0 mi
- HardwareLinkUs Enterprises · ~21.7 mi
EV charging — from Elk Island Campground · Flathead National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.1 mi straight-line W — CLARK HYUNDAI SERVICECUSTOMER, 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 · 18 within 100 · 33 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.3 mi — Kalispell, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Kalispell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.1 mi — Wonderstone at Glacier - Tesla Destination, Columbia Falls, MT · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Sky Eco - Glacier General Store & Cabins - Tesla Destination, Coram, 17.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Mountain Lake Lodge, Bigfork, 20.1 mi · J1772 · hours: 8am-9pm daily; for guest use 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 227212 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Elk Island Campground · Flathead National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLakeview Campground · ~1.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMurray Bay Campground · ~2.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCanyon Creek Boat · ~2.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLid Creek Campground · ~5.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Elk Island Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Elk Island Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Chlorinda Southwest~1.3 mi
- Lakeview Campground~1.6 mi
- Murray Gravel Pit~1.6 mi
- Murray Bay Campground~1.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Elk Island Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Elk Island Campground 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 Noisy Basin at 6,070 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 2,493 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 — Elk Island 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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Elk Island 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 — Elk Island Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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