Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 47.78824, -115.80635
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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 W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,438 ft.
Fire & smoke — around W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-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 W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail11 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- DDump23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- WWater36 mi
- PPropane46 mi
- ShShower47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 36-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,438 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
47.78824, -115.80635
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWest Fork Trout Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLarchwood · ~9.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelG & G Riverstop · ~13.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.9 mi
- GroceriesMain Street General Store · ~14.4 mi
- PharmacyKohal's · ~22.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicShoshone Medical Center · ~22.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~26.6 mi
EV charging — from W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.5 mi straight-line SW — 76 Station - Tesla Supercharger, Kellogg, ID (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 62 within 100 · 91 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.4 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.4 mi — Walmart 4249 (Smelterville, ID), Smelterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)46.1 mi — The Coeur D'Alene Resort - Tesla Destination (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 463501 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A · Kootenai National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSettler'S Grove · ~5.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBerlin Flats · ~6.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarten Creek · ~7.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarten Creek Boat Ramp · ~7.1 mi NE · USFS
Open W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A elsewhere
Other camps near W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp C~0.2 mi
- Trout Creek Nrt 774-Camp H~0.7 mi
- Trout Creek Nrt 774-Camp G~0.7 mi
- Trout Creek Nrt 774-Camp F~1.9 mi
The unit that manages W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A are set by Kootenai National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-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 W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-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 — W.F. Trout Cr Trail 795-Camp A
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