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Lake Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 48.03841, -115.49042
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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 Lake Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,358 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lake Creek 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 Lake Creek Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- WWater43 mi
- OOutfitter44 mi
- EVEV fast charger45 mi
- DDump46 mi
- ShShower57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 43-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 45-mi run (and back).
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 — Lake Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,358 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
48.03841, -115.49042
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Lake Creek Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLake Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTuscor · ~13.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMain Street General Store · ~13.8 mi
- PharmacyNorthwest CHC Pharmacy (Highway 2) · ~23.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Health and Wellness · ~24.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~24.5 mi
EV charging — from Lake Creek Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.2 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 · 2 within 50 · 56 within 100 · 89 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS47.0 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.0 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)52.3 mi — Best Western Plus, Ponderay, ID (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — City of Sandpoint - Tesla Destination, Sandpoint, 51.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Kootenai River Outfitters Lodge and Cabins, Troy, 24.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests use 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 Lake Creek Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLake Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOscar Miller · ~1.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHoward Lake · ~4.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPleasant Valley · ~9.2 mi E · USFS
Open Lake Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lake Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #735~0.1 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #473~0.7 mi
- Rd 2332 Site 2~0.8 mi
- Rd 231 Site 2~0.9 mi
The unit that manages Lake Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lake Creek 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 Poorman Creek at 5,050 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,692 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 — Lake Creek 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 Lake Creek 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 — Lake Creek Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →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 →