Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Troutcreek009A
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.01951, -114.98191
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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 Troutcreek009A
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,149 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Troutcreek009ANIFC · 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 Troutcreek009A · Lolo National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump11 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- WWater33 mi
- LLaundry36 mi
- ShShower40 mi
- MMechanic40 mi
- +Urgent care43 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 33-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Troutcreek009A
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,149 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.01951, -114.98191
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Troutcreek009A · Lolo National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Trout Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOlsons · ~7.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.8 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~20.0 mi
- PharmacyMineral Pharmacy · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicMineral Community Hospital · ~12.5 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Troutcreek009A · Lolo National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.7 mi straight-line N — Superior, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 86 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS20.0 mi — St. Regis, MT, St. Regis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO45.4 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.3 mi — Lochsa Lodge, Powell, ID (at a hotel) · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 8am-9pm daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Alpine Falls Ranch - Tesla Destination, Superior, 13.9 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 102264 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Troutcreek009A · Lolo National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTrout Creek Campground · ~8.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletQuartz Flat Campground · ~10.7 mi E · USFS
- Highway rest areaQuartz Flat EB · ~10.8 mi E
- Highway rest areaQuartz Flats WB · ~10.9 mi E
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Other camps near Troutcreek009A
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Troutcreek010~1.0 mi
- Troutcreek011A~1.9 mi
- Troutcreek008~2.4 mi
- Troutcreek013B~3.5 mi
The unit that manages Troutcreek009A
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Troutcreek009A are set by Lolo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Hoodoo Basin at 6,060 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 1,911 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 — Troutcreek009A
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 Troutcreek009A
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 — Troutcreek009A
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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