Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Heinrude North Point
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 48.08538, -113.70191
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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 Heinrude North Point
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,567 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Heinrude North PointNIFC · 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 Heinrude North Point · Flathead National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- WWater16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- DDump34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Heinrude North Point
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,567 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
48.08538, -113.70191
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Heinrude North Point · Flathead National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHeinrude · ~0.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~23.5 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~28.5 mi
- GroceriesPapas Market · ~17.3 mi
- PharmacySmith's Drive Through Pharmacy · ~29.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicEvergreen Clinic · ~28.1 mi
- HardwareGlacer Ace Hardware · ~28.2 mi
EV charging — from Heinrude North Point · Flathead National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.5 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 31 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.7 mi — Kalispell, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Kalispell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.2 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 aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Mountain Lake Lodge, Bigfork, 17.3 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 Heinrude North Point · Flathead National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDevils Corkscrew Campground · ~1.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPeters Creek Campground · ~3.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGraves Creek Campground · ~5.8 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomHandkerchief Lake Campground · ~6.8 mi NW · USFS
Open Heinrude North Point elsewhere
Other camps near Heinrude North Point
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Heinrude Dispersed Camp North Loop~0.2 mi
- Heinrude Dispersed Camp South Point~0.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #149~1.4 mi
- Wheeler West ~1.6 mi
The unit that manages Heinrude North Point
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Heinrude North Point 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 12 miles away. It sits about 2,503 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 — Heinrude North Point
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 Heinrude North Point
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 — Heinrude North Point
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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