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Jackpine Flats Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.68557, -115.64609
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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 Jackpine Flats Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,012 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Jackpine Flats 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 Jackpine Flats Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail11 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- DDump25 mi
- WWater46 mi
- PPropane53 mi
- ShShower53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 46-mi drive, 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 — Jackpine Flats Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,012 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.68557, -115.64609
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Jackpine Flats Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBig Beaver Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWhite Pine · ~8.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelG & G Riverstop · ~15.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.9 mi
- GroceriesIndoor Outfitters Home & Ranch Supply · ~16.8 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~19.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicShoshone Medical Center · ~24.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.7 mi
EV charging — from Jackpine Flats Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.6 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 67 within 100 · 90 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS27.0 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.0 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)53.0 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 — Alpine Falls Ranch - Tesla Destination, Superior, 44.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — 50,000 Silver Dollar Inn, Saltese, 23.7 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests 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 Jackpine Flats Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJack Pine Flats · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletThompson Pass Trailhead And Rest Area · ~8.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSettler'S Grove · ~8.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Shore Boat Ramp/Day Use · ~12.1 mi N · USFS
Open Jackpine Flats Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Jackpine Flats Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rd 152F Site 1A~0.3 mi
- Rd 2222 Site 1~0.7 mi
- Rd 152 Site 7~0.8 mi
- 2257Ard-008~1.4 mi
The unit that manages Jackpine Flats Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Jackpine Flats Campground are set by Kootenai National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Sunset at 5,570 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 2,558 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 — Jackpine Flats 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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Jackpine Flats 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 — Jackpine Flats Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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