Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Road 4562 Camp A
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 48.42303, -115.95645
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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 4562 Camp A
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,160 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Road 4562 Camp ANIFC · 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 4562 Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- WWater29 mi
- DDump42 mi
- ShShower52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 29-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Road 4562 Camp A
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,160 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
48.42303, -115.95645
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Road 4562 Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJuly Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTroy · ~3.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMac's Market · ~19.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStein's Market · ~3.8 mi
- PharmacyNorthwest CHC Pharmacy (Highway 2) · ~19.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Health and Wellness · ~18.6 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~3.8 mi
EV charging — from Road 4562 Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.9 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 59 within 100 · 86 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)61.1 mi — 76 Station - Tesla Supercharger, Kellogg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.2 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, 22.3 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, 10.1 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 Road 4562 Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaTroy · ~4.9 mi E
- Vault / pit toiletSurprise Gulch Shooting Range · ~6.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlvord Lake Classroom · ~6.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKeeler Snowmobile Shelter · ~9.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Road 4562 Camp A elsewhere
Other camps near Road 4562 Camp A
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #651~5.8 mi
- Keeler Creek~6.1 mi
- Rd 473 Camp 5~6.3 mi
- Rd 4445 Camp 3 (Pit)~6.4 mi
The unit that manages Road 4562 Camp A
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Road 4562 Camp A 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 Bear Mountain at 5,460 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 2,300 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 — Road 4562 Camp A
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 4562 Camp A
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 4562 Camp A
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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