Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Rd176 Campsite 5
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 48.59951, -115.88715
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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 Rd176 Campsite 5
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,883 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rd176 Campsite 5NIFC · 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 Rd176 Campsite 5 · Kootenai National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- WWater25 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- DDump39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Rd176 Campsite 5
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,883 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
48.59951, -115.88715
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Rd176 Campsite 5 · Kootenai National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSylvanite · ~7.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTown Pump · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyNorthwest CHC Pharmacy (Highway 2) · ~21.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicLibby Clinic · ~21.1 mi
- HardwareGambles · ~9.4 mi
EV charging — from Rd176 Campsite 5 · Kootenai National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.5 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 54 within 100 · 75 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)73.6 mi — 76 Station - Tesla Supercharger, Kellogg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)36.2 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, 19.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas 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 Rd176 Campsite 5 · Kootenai National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKilbrennan Lake · ~0.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKilbrennan Lake Boating · ~0.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYaak Falls · ~3.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYaak River · ~4.7 mi SW · USFS
Open Rd176 Campsite 5 elsewhere
Other camps near Rd176 Campsite 5
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rd176-Campsite 4~0.1 mi
- Kilbrennan Lake Campground~0.2 mi
- Road2394E Site 2~0.9 mi
- Road 2394E Site 1~1.0 mi
The unit that manages Rd176 Campsite 5
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rd176 Campsite 5 are set by Kootenai National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rd176 Campsite 5
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 Rd176 Campsite 5
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 — Rd176 Campsite 5
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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