Agency-listedUSFSFree
Lid Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 48.28587, -113.90830
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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 Lid Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,588 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lid 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 Lid Creek Campground · Flathead National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- DDump18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- PPropane33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Lid Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,588 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
48.28587, -113.90830
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Lid Creek Campground · Flathead National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWounded Buck Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCanyon Creek Boat Landing · ~8.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~9.8 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~18.5 mi
- Dump station~18.5 mi
- GroceriesCanyon Foods · ~9.8 mi
- PharmacySmith's · ~13.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicEvergreen Clinic · ~17.4 mi
- HardwareBadger Building Center · ~16.9 mi
EV charging — from Lid Creek Campground · Flathead National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.4 mi straight-line SW — 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 reach8 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 16 within 100 · 34 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.5 mi — Kalispell, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Kalispell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.3 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, 12.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Apgar Visitor Center Charger, West Glacier, 16.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily with park pass; maximum 2 hours per session · 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 Lid Creek Campground · Flathead National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLid Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Johnny Point Campground · ~3.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Johnny Boat · ~3.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Johnny Campground · ~3.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Lid Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lid Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lid Creek Pullout~0.4 mi
- View Improvement Logging Disp. Camp~0.7 mi
- Fire Island Campground~0.8 mi
- Fire Island Campground~0.9 mi
The unit that manages Lid Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lid Creek 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 2,482 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 — Lid Creek Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234474
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review || Water 2026-08-24 (nightshift fire 120): USFS Enterprise Data Warehouse Recreation Sites layer (apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0), extract cached locally as data\_mt_water_edw.json, objectid 2382480, site "LID CREEK CAMPGROUND" (recreation area "Lid Creek Campground"), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "No drinking water is available". Matched to this camp on coordinates (0.0008 mi from the agency point). Agency record only -- not field-verified, and no natural water here is claimed to be potable. Agency site page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234474
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 Lid 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 — Lid Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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