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Albert Moser
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ID · 42.13842, -111.69407
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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 Albert Moser
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,262 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Albert MoserNIFC · 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 Albert Moser · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- DDump24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- PPropane28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Albert Moser
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,262 ft
State
ID
Coordinates
42.13842, -111.69407
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Albert Moser · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPreston · ~9.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.6 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~9.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~28.5 mi
- Dump station~23.6 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~9.5 mi
- PharmacyPreston Drug · ~9.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealthWest · ~9.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~9.3 mi
EV charging — from Albert Moser · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.6 mi straight-line SE — Mike's Market - Tesla Supercharger (Car Charging Pros), Garden City, UT (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 77 within 100 · 175 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.7 mi — MIKES MARKET BERT, Garden City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.7 mi — MIKES MARKET BERT, Garden City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.2 mi — El Camino Donuts - Tesla Destination, Paris, ID · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 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$0.48 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 462737 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Albert Moser · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · ID — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlbert Moser · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomCub River Gs · ~1.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWillow Flat · ~3.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBloomington Lake Day Use Area · ~5.7 mi E · USFS
Open Albert Moser elsewhere
Other camps near Albert Moser
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Marijuana Flat~1.3 mi
- Willow Flat~3.5 mi · fee
- North Fork Campground~8.8 mi
- Porcupine~9.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Albert Moser
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Albert Moser are set by Caribou-Targhee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Franklin Basin at 8,140 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 2,878 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 — Albert Moser
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: $17 per night single site, $32 double site. The camp's recreation.gov listing (id 233857, 0.04 mi from this pin, current season 2026-05-22 to 2026-09-06) agrees at $17 and $32. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/recreation/albert-moser-campground (page last updated June 30, 2026).
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 Albert Moser
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 — Albert Moser
What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →