Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Granite Creek Trail-Camp A
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.78617, -115.72030
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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 Granite Creek Trail-Camp A
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,980 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Granite Creek Trail-Camp ANIFC · 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 Granite Creek Trail-Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail13 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- DDump26 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- WWater40 mi
- PPropane50 mi
- ShShower51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 40-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Granite Creek Trail-Camp A
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,980 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.78617, -115.72030
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Granite Creek Trail-Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGranite Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLarchwood · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelG & G Riverstop · ~15.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.6 mi
- GroceriesMain Street General Store · ~14.7 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~23.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicShoshone Medical Center · ~25.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~23.2 mi
EV charging — from Granite Creek Trail-Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.3 mi straight-line SW — 76 Station - Tesla Supercharger, Kellogg, ID (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 64 within 100 · 90 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS27.4 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.4 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)50.1 mi — The Coeur D'Alene Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · 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.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Idaho Wildlife Museum - Tesla Destination, Coeur d'Alene, 50.0 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 463501 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Granite Creek Trail-Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Shore Boat Ramp/Day Use · ~6.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Shore · ~6.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarten Creek Boat Ramp · ~6.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarten Creek · ~6.8 mi N · USFS
Open Granite Creek Trail-Camp A elsewhere
Other camps near Granite Creek Trail-Camp A
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Trout Creek Nrt 774-Camp A~0.2 mi
- Trout Creek Nrt 774-Camp C~1.0 mi
- Granite Creek Trail 772-Camp B~1.2 mi
- Rd 214 Site 5~1.3 mi
The unit that manages Granite Creek Trail-Camp A
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Granite Creek Trail-Camp A are set by Kootenai National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Granite Creek Trail-Camp A
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 Granite Creek Trail-Camp A
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 — Granite Creek Trail-Camp A
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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