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USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Flathead County, MT · 48.27189, -113.81624
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,573 ft.
Fire & smoke — around USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MTNIFC · 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 USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT · Flathead National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- WWater15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- DDump21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- PPropane30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out.
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 — USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,573 ft
County
Flathead County, MT
Coordinates
48.27189, -113.81624
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT · Flathead National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTent Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCanyon Creek Boat Landing · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~13.6 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~22.3 mi
- Dump station~20.6 mi
- GroceriesCanyon Foods · ~13.7 mi
- PharmacySmith's · ~18.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicEvergreen Clinic · ~21.4 mi
- HardwareBadger Building Center · ~21.0 mi
EV charging — from USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT · Flathead National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.9 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 reach8 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 33 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.6 mi — Kalispell, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Kalispell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.5 mi — Wonderstone at Glacier - Tesla Destination, Columbia Falls, MT · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 3 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 aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Sky Eco - Glacier General Store & Cabins - Tesla Destination, Coram, 15.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Apgar Visitor Center Charger, West Glacier, 19.1 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily with park pass; maximum 2 hours per session · 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 USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT · Flathead National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMurray Bay Campground · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLakeview Campground · ~3.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLid Creek Campground · ~4.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCanyon Creek Boat · ~4.6 mi SE · USFS
Open USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT elsewhere
Other camps near USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Murray Bay Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Murray Bay Campground~0.4 mi · fee
- Murray Gravel Pit~0.8 mi
- Elk Island Campground~2.3 mi
The unit that manages USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT are set by Flathead National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Noisy Basin at 6,070 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 2,497 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 — USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/250044
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT
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 — USFS dispersed camp — Flathead County, MT
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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