Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Road 1636
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 48.05220, -113.62455
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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 Road 1636
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,763 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Road 1636NIFC · 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 Road 1636 · Flathead National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater16 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- DDump38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-mi run (and back).
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 — Road 1636
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,763 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
48.05220, -113.62455
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Road 1636 · Flathead National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHeinrude · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~27.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesPapas Market · ~20.2 mi
EV charging — from Road 1636 · Flathead National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.5 mi straight-line W — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 33 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.9 mi — Kalispell, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Kalispell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.3 mi — East Shore Smoke House - Tesla Destination, Polson, MT · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 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 aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Mountain Lake Lodge, Bigfork, 20.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 8am-9pm daily; for guest 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 227212 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Road 1636 · Flathead National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPeters Creek Campground · ~1.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrossover Boat Ramp · ~3.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDevils Corkscrew Campground · ~5.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCable Car · ~5.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Road 1636 elsewhere
Other camps near Road 1636
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Peter's Creek Campground~1.0 mi
- Road 11501~1.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #219~1.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — MT #759~1.9 mi
The unit that manages Road 1636
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Road 1636 are set by Flathead National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Road 1636
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 Road 1636
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 — Road 1636
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →How to read this page →All field notes →
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