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Loon Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 48.59723, -115.67090
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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 Loon Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,624 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Loon Lake 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 Loon Lake Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery11 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- WWater17 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- DDump31 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
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 — Loon Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,624 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
48.59723, -115.67090
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Loon Lake Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLoon Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townSylvanite · ~12.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMac's Market · ~14.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStein's Market · ~13.9 mi
- PharmacyNorthwest CHC Pharmacy (Highway 2) · ~15.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Health and Wellness · ~15.4 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~14.0 mi
EV charging — from Loon Lake Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.0 mi straight-line W — V.C. STATION BF FAST CHARGER, Bonners Ferry, ID · 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 · 3 within 50 · 35 within 100 · 74 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)66.4 mi — Kalispell, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Kalispell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)44.7 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 — Paradise Valley Chalet - Tesla Destination, Bonners Ferry, 29.3 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, 22.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests 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 169454 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Loon Lake Campground · Kootenai National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLoon Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toilet17 Mile/Quartz Snowmobile Th Sno471 · ~2.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Creek Baldy Warming Shelter · ~6.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Creek Baldy · ~6.3 mi NE · USFS
Open Loon Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Loon Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tom Poole Campsite~3.0 mi
- Quartz Lookout~4.0 mi
- Road 331 Camp 1~6.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #323~6.7 mi
The unit that manages Loon Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Loon Lake 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 Banfield Mountain at 5,580 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 1,956 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 — Loon Lake 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 Loon Lake 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 — Loon Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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