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Abbott Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 43.60881, -115.21671
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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.
Can I go now? — Abbott Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Open today Season May 15 – Oct 31. Closes after Oct 31.
U.S. Forest Service record: “May 15 - October 31” Read against the calendar on 2026-09-17; with JavaScript your browser re-checks it against today.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Abbott Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,593 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Abbott CgNIFC · 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 Abbott Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- @Mail28 mi
- WWater34 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
- EVEV fast charger40 mi
- MMechanic40 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- HHardware41 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 34-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 40-mi run (and back).
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 — Abbott Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,593 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
43.60881, -115.21671
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Abbott Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.1 mi
- GroceriesKelly's Trading Post · ~2.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicCamas Medical Services · ~27.7 mi
EV charging — from Abbott Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger39.8 mi straight-line SW — Walmart 2782 (Mountain Home, ID) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 42 within 100 · 60 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.3 mi — Mountain Home, ID - Tesla Supercharger, Mountain Home
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)40.2 mi — Redfish Lake Lodge, Stanley, ID (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 121718 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Abbott Cg · Sawtooth National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAbbott Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChaparral Cg · ~0.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBird Creek Cg · ~2.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrinity Snowpark · ~3.0 mi W · USFS
Open Abbott Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Abbott Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Chaparral Cg~0.8 mi · fee
- Bird Creek Campground~2.2 mi
- Willow Creek Cg~3.7 mi · fee
- Willow Creek North Cg (Transfer Camp)~4.4 mi
The unit that manages Abbott Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Abbott Cg are set by Sawtooth National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Atlanta Summit at 7,570 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 2,977 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 — Abbott Cg
Open season
May 15 - October 31
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-22: $6 per night single site, $12 double site; the forest states fees are charged from mid-May until October 31. No recreation.gov listing. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/abbott-campground (page last updated April 2, 2026). || Water: Sawtooth National Forest's own site page for Abbott Campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/abbott-campground (read 2026-08-24; page "Last updated" April 2, 2026), "Facility and Amenity Information > Water": "Potable water is not available at this site.". Corroborated by the USFS EDW Recreation Sites layer (apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0, re-queried live 2026-08-24 for SITE_ID 07812 / MANAGING_ORG 041405), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "No water is available". Page "Seasons of Use": "May 15 - October 31" -- that is the season of the SITE, not a statement about when the water is turned on. No natural water anywhere near this site is claimed to be potable. Agency record only -- not field-verified. Nightshift fire 1680 (Idaho batch 2).
Season
Read from the agency's own season / closure text in this record (data/conditions.py) and checked against the calendar. The words we read are printed under the verdict at the top of the page.
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 Abbott Cg
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
- 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 — Abbott Cg
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