Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Rd 154 Site 18
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.86983, -115.42426
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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 Rd 154 Site 18
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,886 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rd 154 Site 18NIFC · 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 Rd 154 Site 18 · Kootenai National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail18 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- LLaundry36 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- +Urgent care36 mi
- EVEV fast charger40 mi
- DDump40 mi
- ShShower52 mi
- WWater52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 52-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 19 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 40-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 — Rd 154 Site 18
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,886 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.86983, -115.42426
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Rd 154 Site 18 · Kootenai National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureVermilion River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townChilds · ~6.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~19.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMain Street General Store · ~18.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~20.1 mi
EV charging — from Rd 154 Site 18 · Kootenai National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger39.8 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 · 4 within 50 · 61 within 100 · 89 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS41.9 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.9 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)58.8 mi — 400 Horses Casino, Polson, MT · Blink Network · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Alpine Falls Ranch - Tesla Destination, Superior, 49.2 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, 33.4 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 Rd 154 Site 18 · Kootenai National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWillow Creek · ~5.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSylvan Lake · ~7.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCougar Peak Lookout · ~8.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Shore · ~9.6 mi W · USFS
Open Rd 154 Site 18 elsewhere
Other camps near Rd 154 Site 18
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rd 154 Site 17~0.6 mi
- Rd 154 Site 19A~0.9 mi
- Rd 154 Site 16~0.9 mi
- Rd 154 Site 20~1.2 mi
The unit that manages Rd 154 Site 18
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rd 154 Site 18 are set by Kootenai National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rd 154 Site 18
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 Rd 154 Site 18
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 — Rd 154 Site 18
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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