Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Rd 4444 Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 48.47660, -115.75965
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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 4444 Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,303 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rd 4444 CampNIFC · 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 4444 Camp · Kootenai National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- WWater24 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- DDump40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Rd 4444 Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,303 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
48.47660, -115.75965
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Rd 4444 Camp · Kootenai National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKool Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTroy · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMac's Market · ~11.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStein's Market · ~6.2 mi
- PharmacyNorthwest CHC Pharmacy (Highway 2) · ~11.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Health and Wellness · ~11.2 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~6.2 mi
EV charging — from Rd 4444 Camp · Kootenai National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.4 mi straight-line NW — 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 · 54 within 100 · 75 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)66.5 mi — 76 Station - Tesla Supercharger, Kellogg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.9 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, 27.7 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, 13.6 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 Rd 4444 Camp · Kootenai National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSurprise Gulch Shooting Range · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Horn Boat Ramp · ~4.9 mi SE · USFS
- Highway rest areaTroy · ~5.0 mi SW
- Vault / pit toiletAlvord Lake Classroom · ~6.0 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Rd 4444 Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rd 4445 Camp Site~1.3 mi
- Rd 4445 Camp 2~1.6 mi
- Rd 4445 Camp 3 (Pit)~3.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #323~4.1 mi
The unit that manages Rd 4444 Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rd 4444 Camp are set by Kootenai National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rd 4444 Camp
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 4444 Camp
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 4444 Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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