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Flock & ALPR Cameras in Columbia Falls, Montana

No cameras reported in and around Columbia Falls — yet. That usually means nobody has checked, not that the roads are clear. Be the one who looks.

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Zero reported ≠ zero cameras

Help put Columbia Falls on the map

The camera map is built by volunteers, one report at a time — and nobody has surveyed Columbia Falls yet. ALPRs look like small gray cameras on poles, often solar-powered, near intersections and shopping centers. Spot one? Reporting takes about a minute.

Live camera map The map around Columbia Falls, Montana
Every dot is a volunteer-reported license plate reader · map data curated by the DeFlock project · refreshed daily Open the full map →
Camera Watch Recently reported near Columbia Falls

No new reports near Columbia Falls in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Sep 6, 09:56 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.

Columbia Falls in the Flathead County picture

Flathead County has 6 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,959 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 108,445 residents and 6,571 road miles.

Why this page exists

Automated license plate readers are spreading town by town, usually with no public vote — volunteers have already mapped 65 across Montana. Cameras often arrive quietly in towns exactly like Columbia Falls: a council consent-agenda item, then poles by the grocery store. Learn what they look like, check the roads you drive daily, and this page will update as reports come in.

The latest around Columbia Falls

What you can do in Columbia Falls

Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.

Cameras near Columbia Falls

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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).